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Base, pressor
A pressor base is a substance chemically classified as a base (or amine) that is capable of raising the blood pressure. 'Pressor' refers to causing a rise in blood pressure. The word comes from the French verb 'presser' meaning 'to exert…
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- Shock, anaphylactic A life-threatening allergic reaction characterized by a swelling of body tissues including the throat…
- Syndrome, Conn Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone (pronounced al-do-ster-one) by a tumor that contains tissue…
- US Department of Agriculture A department of the executive branch of the US government founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln -- he…
- NEJM The New England Journal of Medicine
- Hyperhidrosis, palmoplantar See: Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis
- Sense In biology and medicine, the faculty of sensory reception. The ability to convey specific types of external…
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