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Natriuresis
The excretion of an excessively large amount of sodium in the urine. Natriuresis is similar to diuresis (the excretion of an unusually large quantity of urine), except that in natriuresis the urine is exceptionally salty. Natriuresis…
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- Juvenile retinoschisis A genetic disease of the eye characterized by retinoschisis (splitting of the retina) symmetrically involving…
- Keratosis, solar Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
- ICU psychosis ICU psychosis: A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may…
- Fear of heat Thermophobia. An abnormally excessive and persistent fear of heat, including hot weather and hot objects…
- Race-based therapy See: Race-based drug
- Sigmoidoscope A thin lighted instrument used to view the inside of the rectum and lower colon
- Hyperlipidemia High lipid (fat) levels in the blood.
- Premature contraction of the heart When a single heartbeat occurs earlier than normal. This phenomenon can be within normal limits or represent…
- PKU, maternal A "sugar pill" or any dummy medication or treatment. For example, in a controlled clinical trial, one group…
- Therapeutic Relating to therapeutics, that part of medicine concerned specifically with the treatment of disease. The…