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Dursban
An insecticide that has adverse neurological effects. Known alternatively as chlorpyrifos. Dursban causes weakness, vomiting, diarrhea and other ill effects in children. It can also cause blurred vision and memory loss. Anyone can be…
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- Surface EMG A technique in which electrodes are placed on (not into) the skin overlying a muscle to detect the electrical…
- Encephalitis, Rasmussen A rare progressive neurological disorder that is characterized by intractable seizures and progressive…
- Oat cell cancer A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small, round and resemble oats. Also called small cell lung…
- Autoantibody An antibody directed against the patient's own body tissue
- Fisher's exact test A statistical test of independence much used in medical research. It tests the independence of rows and…
- Proctocele See: Rectocele
- Abortion, recurrent The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed 'spontaneous abortions') with no…
- Ebola virus A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…
- Ventricles 1, The right ventricle and the left ventricle, the lower two chambers of the heart. 2. Two or more of the…
- Medicare Part A The Medicare program that covers inpatient hospital stays. Medicare is the United States government's health…
- Hypodontia and nail dysgenesis A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth (hypodontia) and abnormalities of the nails…