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MND
Motor neuron disease
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- Petasites hybridus See: Butterbur
- Physician-assisted suicide Suicide: The voluntary termination of one's own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct…
- Recurrence risk In medical genetics, the recurrence risk is the chance that a genetic (inherited) disease present in the…
- Stent, coated See: Coated stent
- Diabetic spinal cord disease Involvement of the spinal cord in diabetes. Most of the neurologic attention in diabetes mellitus has focused…
- Adrenal cortex The outer portion of the adrenal gland located on top of each kidney. The adrenal cortex produces steroid…
- Bed blocker A patient who uses a hospital bed for a long period of time because they are chronically ill. The patient…
- Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides). A tall North American perennial plant with large blue berries. Blue cohosh is…
- Exudate A fluid rich in protein and cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation and is…
- Occlusion The act of occluding. See: Occlude