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Aural vertigo, recurrent
A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of hearing (in the affected ear), and abnormal eye…
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- Nephrotomogram A series of special x-rays of the kidneys. The x-rays are taken from different angles. They show the kidneys…
- Obstruction, intestinal See: Intestinal obstruction
- Yeast A group of single-celled fungi that reproduce by budding. Most yeast are harmless (some are used in baking…
- HPE Holoprosencephaly
- Shin spot A light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patch on the skin of the shin. Shin spots can be due to…
- Family practice The medical specialty which provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family…
- NINDS Stands for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, one of the National Institutes of…
- Coefficient of inbreeding A measure of how close two people are genetically to each another. The coefficient of inbreeding, symbolized…
- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniform Rvices: See: CHAMPUS
- Wesil See: Weasand
- Bruton agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase A genetic type of immunodeficiency characterized by failure to produce mature B lymphocytes and gamma…