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Spots in front of the eyes
Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is the result of debris from the vitreous casting a shadow on the retina. The spot is the image formed by a deposit of protein…
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- Tinnitus Tinnitus: 'Ringing in the ears' or another noise that seems to originate in the ears or head. Tinnitus is due…
- Gout Gout: Condition characterized by abnormally elevated levels of uric acid in the blood, recurring attacks of…
- IL-10 Interleukin-10
- Short-term memory A system for temporarily storing and managing information required to carry out complex cognitive tasks such…
- Protein, proteolipid See: Proteolipid protein
- Renal stone A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. Renal stones are a…
- Materia medica 1. The ingredients used to make medications, whether those be for medicine, homeopathy, herbal medicine, or…
- Electrolyte An electrolyte is a substance that will dissociate into ions in solution and acquire the capacity to conduct…
- Flying, fear of An irrational fear of flying is called aerophobia. Aerophobia also refers to irrational fear of fresh air or…