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Hypomanic
Affected by hypomania, a condition similar to mania but less severe. Hypomanic episodes may resemble manic episodes in symptoms. But hypomanic episodes do not cause significant distress or greatly impair one's work, family, or social life…
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Show more- Headache, hypnic See: Hypnic headache
- Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome (HMPS) A cancer family syndrome characterized by the development of a variety of different types of polyps in…
- Polyphenol A kind of chemical that (at least in theory) may protect against some common health problems and possibly…
- Lab result The result of a test done in a laboratory
- Deficiency, ceruloplasmin Lack of the protein ceruloplasmin from the blood and accumulation of iron in the pancreas, liver and brain…
- Radiate To spread out from a central area. For example, sciatic pain may radiate outward from the lower back
- Pro- The likelihood that something will happen. For example, a probability of less than .05 indicates that the…
- Postpartum psychosis A very serious mental illness that can affect a new mother. The episode of psychosis usually begins within 1…
- Chemotherapy, adjuvant Chemotherapy, adjuvant: Chemotherapy (drug therapy) that is given after tumor surgery. The idea underpinning…
- Pathy A suffix derived from the Greek 'pathos' meaning 'suffering or disease' that serves as a suffix in many terms…
- CFS Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show