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- Frequency, urinary Urinating too often, at too frequent intervals, not due to an unusually large volume of urine, but rather to…
- Facial muscle One of the 43 muscles in the human face. The facial muscles convey basic human emotions such as anger…
- Acetyl CoA See: Acetyl coenzyme A
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug: A type of drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of inflammation of…
- Infection, yeast Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and…
- Anticipatory grief The normal mourning that occurs when a patient or family is expecting a death. Anticipatory grief has many of…
- Cyanotic Showing cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to not enough oxygen in the…
- Syndrome, Danlos Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint…
- Ring, intrastromal corneal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Seizure, focal motor See: Focal motor seizure
- Red cell count The number of red blood cells (RBCs) in a volume of blood. The normal range varies slightly between…