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Antegrade amnesia
Amnesia in which the loss of memory relates to events that occur after a traumatic event. There is inability to recall new information. Old information can be recalled. Antegrade amnesia may follow brain trauma. Also called anterograde…
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Show more- Parathyroidectomy Parathyroidectomy: Surgical removal of one or more of the parathyroid glands. Parathyroidectomy is usually…
- Medicalize To identify a condition as a disorder requiring medical treatment. The term 'medicalize' is usually used in a…
- Salk Institute The Salk Institute for Biological Studies , a prominent independent non-profit institution doing basic…
- Popliteal pterygium syndrome An inherited condition with a web behind the knee. (A pterygium is a winglike triangular membrane). The…
- Melioidosis Melioidosis: An infectious illness, also called Whitmore's disease, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia…
- CCP Cyclic citrullinated peptide
- Labra The plural of labrum, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint)…
- Bromoderma A skin eruption brought on by chronic exposure to bromine. Essentially an allergic reaction to bromine. There…
- Operating room A facility equipped for performing surgery. Abbreviated OR
- Systole, premature See: Extrasystole
- Insomnia, transient Insomnia that usually lasts less than a week and does not recur. If it recurs from time to time, the insomnia…
- Fever, scarlet Also called scarlatina, a disease caused by infection with group A streptococcal bacteria that occurs in a…