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Salvage therapy
1. A final treatment for people who are nonresponsive to or cannot tolerate other available therapies for a particular condition and whose prognosis is often poor.2. In oncology, a treatment given after a tumor has not responded to other…
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- Acute brain syndrome See: Delirium
- Syndrome, respiratory distress (RDS) Formerly known as hyaline membrane disease, a syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by…
- Arginine An amino acid, one of the 20 amino acids that serve as the building blocks in protein. Arginine is not an…
- Burning urination See: Dysuria
- Drop seizure See: Atonic seizure
- Kernig sign A clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal…
- AAD American Association of Dermatology, one of many important professional societies in the health arena. The…
- Endometrial hyperplasia A condition characterized by overgrowth of the lining of the uterus. Hyperplasia means overgrowth. The…
- Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis: A disease of unknown origin that causes small lumps (granulomas) due to chronic inflammation to…
- Electrophysiology The biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the body. Electrophysiology includes the…
- Body habitus The physique or body build. For example: 'The metabolic complications most commonly reported (with HIV…