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Paresthesia
An abnormal sensation of the skin, such as numbness, tingling, pricking, burning, or creeping on the skin that has no objective cause. Paresthesia is the usual American spelling and paraesthesia the preferred English spelling. Pronounced…
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- Electroretinogram Abbreviated ERG. An electroretinographic recording. See: Electroretinography
- ATP 1. Adenosine triphosphate. 2. Acute thrombocytopenic purpura
- Diabetes skin condition See: Diabetic skin disease
- La Leche League An international organization that helps and supports breastfeeding mothers with advice, ideas, and legal and…
- Hormone, T3 Triiodothyronine, a thyroid hormone. The number 3 is usually in subscript
- NBIA Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation. See: Hallervorden-Spatz disease
- Electrocardiogram Electrocardiogram: A recording of the electrical activity of the heart. An electrocardiogram is a simple…
- Acentric chromosome A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is…
- Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet The Eat Right 4 Your Type Diet is a weight loss plan based upon the concept that your blood type (referring…
- Cancer, gastric Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Psoriasis vulgaris The medical name for the most common form of psoriasis ('vulgaris' means common). About 80% of people with…