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Nondipper
A person in whom there is an absence of the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. Nondipper status has been shown to be an additional risk factor for the development of adverse cardiovascular events. Nondipping is also common…
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Show more- Transplant, lung The first lung transplant was done by the American surgeon James Hardy (1918-) in 1964.
- Menstruation, retrograde The flow of menstrual blood from the uterus into the fallopian tubes, and potentially into the abdomen. This…
- Renal tubules Small structures in the kidney that filter the blood and produce the urine
- LFCN Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. See also: Meralgia paresthetica
- Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal Syndrome, cerebrohepatorenal: A genetic disorder, which is also called the Zellweger syndrome, characterized…
- Pyelo Short for pyelonephritis, which is bacterial infection of the kidney. Pyelonephritis can be acute (sudden) or…
- Precocious Unusually early development, whether it be of intellectual powers, speech, physical traits, etc. Precocious…
- Fats Plural of the word 'fat'. See the definition of fat
- Biofeedback A method of treatment that uses monitors to feed back to patients physiological information of which they are…
- Disordered thinking A failure to be able to 'think straight.' Thoughts may come and go rapidly. The person may not be able to…
- Bursitis, calcific A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the body. Chronic…
- TPH2 Tryptophan hydroxylase 2, also known as neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (NTPH), the key rate-limiting enzyme…