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Ketone body
A chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat instead of the sugar glucose for energy. The ketone bodies -- acetone, acetoacetate, and beta-hydroxybutyrate -- are toxic acidic…
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- Honey bee allergy Allergic reactions to stings of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). These reactions can include dizziness…
- Cervical kyphosis, postmenopausal An outward curvature (kyphosis) of the cervical vertebrae (the bones of the neck), creating a hump at the…
- Centric-fusion translocation A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an…
- Hepatic hemangioma Hepatic hemangioma: A common benign tumor of the liver made up of small blood vessels. It is 4-6 times more…
- Disease, rotator cuff Damage to the rotator cuff, a group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint and move the shoulder…
- Congenital malformation A physical defect present in a baby at birth, irrespective of whether the defect is caused by a genetic…
- Ejection fraction The portion of blood that is pumped out of a filled ventricle as a result of a heartbeat. The heart does not…
- Landau-Kleffner syndrome Landau-Kleffner syndrome: A disorder with seizures starting in childhood in which the patient loses skills…
- Intern In medicine, a doctor who has completed medical school and is engaged in a year of additional training at a…
- Fibrosis, radiation Scarring of the lungs from radiation. Radiation fibrosis is a sequel of radiation pneumonitis (inflammation…
- Point, McBurney's McBurney's point is the most tender area of the abdomen of patients in the early stage of appendicitis…