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Acute idiopathic polyneuritis
Also known as the Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder characterized by progressive symmetrical paralysis and loss of reflexes, usually beginning in the leg, with in most cases nearly complete or complete recovery. The Guillain-Barre…
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Show more- Clotbuster An informal term for a drug that can dissolve a clot. See: Thrombolytic agent
- Muscle, heart A type of muscle with unique features only found in the heart. The heart or cardiac muscle is medically…
- Polymyalgia Pain in multiple muscles, as in polymyalgia rheumatica
- Ellis-van Creveld syndrome A type of short stature with striking shortening of the ends of the extremities (arms and legs), polydactyly…
- Acquired Anything that is not present at birth but develops some time later. In medicine, the word 'acquired' implies…
- Bradykinesia Bradykinesia: Slowed ability to start and continue movements, and impaired ability to adjust the body's…
- MCAD Abbreviation for medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. See: MCAD deficiency
- Basal ganglia A region consisting of 3 clusters of neurons (called the caudate nucleus, putamen, and the globus pallidus)…
- Medical school syndrome A form of acute hypochondriasis that affects most people in training to be a physician. For example, when…
- Air bag A bag that fills with air, designed for frontal impact crashes, the kind of crashes which account for more…
- Dacryocystorhinostomy The surgical creation of a passage between the lacrimal sac (tear sac) and the nasal cavity to permit the…
- Learning disability Learning disability: A childhood disorder characterized by difficulty with certain skills such as reading or…