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Radiation during pregnancy
See: Prenatal radiation exposure
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Show more- Formication The illusion or hallucination that ants or other insects are creeping on or under the skin. Formication is a…
- Itchy ear Itching of the ears. Can be the first sign of an ear infection, but if the problem is chronic, it is more…
- Meibomitis See: Meibomianitis
- Version 1. In obstetrics, the process of turning the fetus. A cephalic version brings the fetal head into the birth…
- Abuse, substance See: Substance abuse
- Endometriosis uterina Also known as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o-sis), this is a common benign condition of the uterus in…
- Shock, cardiogenic Shock caused by heart failure. The heart fails to pump blood effectively. For example, a heart attack (a…
- Homotrisomy Trisomy of the same chromosome. The occurrence of two children in the same family with trisomy 21 is an…
- Paralysis Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial…
- Constrictive pericarditis Scarring of the pericardial sac. This limits the ability of the heart to function because it cannot expand…
- Gland, Meibomian See: Meibomian gland
- Hepatology The field of liver disease. The liver is the body's largest organ and hepatology is a large field. It…