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Hypocalcemia
Lower-than-normal blood calcium. Low blood calcium makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany (spasms of the hands and feet, muscle cramps, abdominal cramps, and overly active reflexes). Chronic hypocalcemia contributes to poor…
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- Atresia, biliary Congenital absence or closure of the major bile ducts, the ducts that drain bile from the liver. Biliary…
- Teaspoon An old-fashioned but convenient household measure. A teaspoon holds about 5 cc of liquid
- Vaccinia gangrenosa See Progressive vaccinia
- Ocean itch An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…
- High blood pressure High blood pressure: Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is, by definition, a repeatedly elevated…
- Scoliosis, idiopathic A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Barrett's esophagus Ng=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Hormone, triiodothyronine A hormone made by the thyroid gland. It has three iodine molecules attached to its molecular structure…
- Danders See: Dander
- Tomograph The apparatus for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or section through a…
- Cryoglobulin An abnormal blood protein that has the unusual properties of precipitating from the blood serum when it is…