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Auditory integration training
An experimental procedure for reducing painful hypersensitivity to sound. It has proved beneficial for some people with autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders
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Show more- Syndrome, irritable bowel (IBS) A common gastrointestinal disorder (also called spastic colitis, mucus colitis or nervous colon syndrome)…
- Encapsulated Confined to a specific area; the tumor remains in a compact form
- Beverly Hills diet The Beverly Hills diet is a weight loss plan based upon the premise that eating certain fruits leads to…
- Iliac Pertaining to the ilium.
- Baylisascaris Infection by the raccoon roundworm. Baylisascaris procyonis is found commonly in raccoons. When infective…
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone A hormone made by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary…
- Keratitis, vaccinia See Vaccinia keratitis
- Bx Abbreviation for biopsy, the removal of a sample of tissue for examination or other study. Biopsies are most…
- Gene deletion The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of…
- Renal Fanconi syndrome Failure of the tubules in the kidney to reabsorb small molecules, causing increased urinary loss of…
- Nonmelanoma skin cancer Skin cancer that does not involve melanocytes. Basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer are nonmelanoma…
- STDs in men See sexually transmitted diseases in men.