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Calcium excess
Overly high intake of calcium that can result in elevated levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia). This can cause muscle weakness and constipation, affect the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart (heart block), lead to…
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Show more- Palindromic Pertaining to a palindrome. A DNA sequence that reads the same in both directions is a palindromic sequence
- Echovirus A group of viruses found in the gastrointestinal tract. The 'echo' part of the name stands for enteric…
- Meningitis, cryptococcal Inflammation of the meninges due to infection with the fungal organism cryptococcus neoformans, which is…
- Atheroma A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery, resulting from atherosclerosis. Also called an…
- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).
- Immunization, chickenpox In the United States, it is recommended that all children receive vaccination against: Hepatitis B…
- Acne Our Acne Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Acne Acne: Localized…
- PARK5 Familial Parkinson disease type 5
- Gestalt therapy A psychotherapeutic concept that stresses understanding mental processes as holistic entities (gestalts)…
- Hybridization, nucleic acid A laboratory technique in which single-stranded nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are allowed to interact so that…
- Fusospirillosis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Tricuspid Having three flaps or cusps. The valve that is called the tricuspid valve is situated between the right…