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Insomnia, transient
Insomnia that usually lasts less than a week and does not recur. If it recurs from time to time, the insomnia is considered intermittent. If the insomnia affects most nights and lasts a month or more, it is considered chronic insomnia…
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- LKS 1. Lower lid (of the eye). 2. Lower limit. The recommended LL for potassium intake is 4.7 grams per day for…
- Bloody show 1. The blood-tinged mucus created by extrusion and passage of the mucous plug that filled the cervical canal…
- Sulfonylurea A class of oral hypoglycemic agents (pills and capsules taken to lower the level of blood glucose) by people…
- Macrobiotic Macrobiotic refers to the macrobiota, a region's living organisms (or flora and fauna) large enough to be…
- Tibia vara Improper growth of the tibia in the leg, causing bowlegs or other leg problems. The tibia may bow anteriorly…
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