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Shock, anaphylactic
A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues including the throat, difficulty in breathing, and a sudden fall in blood pressure
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- Lesbian suicide risk High rates of suicide have consistently been reported among homosexuals, particularly among adolescents and…
- Amaurosis fugax A symptom described as a shade coming down over the eye. A partial or complete loss of sight that is…
- Vein, external jugular The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal…
- CMG2 Capillary morphogenesis gene 2, a transmembrane protein that is induced during capillary morphogenesis (the…
- Taenia In medicine, taenia is a genus (group) of large tapeworms some of which are parasitic in humans. In anatomy…
- Tongue tie A minor congenital anomaly (birth defect) in which the flap of mucous membrane under the tongue (known as the…
- Corneal topography Also known as videokeratography or corneal mapping, corneal topography is a method of computer-assisted…
- Myeloencephalitis Inflammation of both the spinal cord and the brain. Myeloencephalitis (also called encephalomyelitis) can be…
- Necrotic Synonymous with dead. Necrotic tissue is dead tissue.