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Acid, bile
See: Bile acid
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- Radiculopathy Any disease of the spinal nerve roots and spinal nerves. It is synonymous with radiculitis. Radiculopathy is…
- Central core disease See: Central core disease of muscle
- Regress To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a…
- Epilepsy, petit mal See: Petit mal
- Protein-losing enteropathy A condition in which there is excessive loss of plasma protein into the intestine. Protein-losing enteropathy…
- Perception, auditory The ability to identify, interpret, and attach meaning to sound
- Disorder, seasonal affective (SAD) Depression that tends to occur (and recur) as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. It is believed…
- Diaphragm pacing A procedure to help patients with spinal cord injuries to breathe. Their breathing is helped by setting the…
- STEP procedure See: Serial transverse enteroplasty
- King's evil An old term for tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck. Also known as scrofula
- Red Shield Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin