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Show more- Erythroprosopalgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Zidovudine Zidovudine: See: AZT.
- Autologous blood donation Giving blood to yourself. For example, patients scheduled for non-emergency surgery may be eligible to donate…
- Alopecia Baldness. There are many types of alopecia, each with a different cause. Alopecia may be localized to the…
- Philtrum The area from below the nose to the upper lip. Normally the philtrum is grooved. In fetal alcohol syndrome…
- Disease, black lung See: Black lung disease
- Aortic stenosis Aortic stenosis: Narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the…
- MAB Or mab. Abbreviation for monoclonal antibody. At the end of a generic drug name, -mab indicates that the drug…
- RBC Short for red blood cells, the cells that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide through the blood. This rather…
- Landry ascending paralysis A particularly virulent form of Guillain-Barre syndrome. The disorder often begins with a flu-like illness…
- Cannonball pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Cavernous sinus A large channel of venous blood creating a 'sinus' cavity bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone…