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Inappropriate ADH secretion
A syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which results in the inability to put out dilute urine, perturbs fluid (and electrolyte) balance, and causes nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, confusion and convulsions. It…
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- Exudative angina Angina: This has nothing whatsoever to do with the usual type of angina (angina pectoris) which is chest pain…
- Toxicogenomics The collection, interpretation, and storage of information about gene and protein activity in order to…
- Sarcoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Kaposi: A relatively rare type of skin malignancy that tends to afflict elderly people or…
- Stem cell harvest, peripheral blood A technique for obtaining stem cells from the patient's blood for use in bone marrow transplantation. They…
- Choanae The plural of choana
- Training, cross Doing two or more aerobic activities such as jogging, bicycling, and swimming on a regular basis
- Modelling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Nervous system, autonomic Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- Virus, Ebola A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…