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CVA
Cerebrovascular accident
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- Echinococcus A tiny parasitic tapeworm. The larval stage of this tapeworm can cause human disease. There are three forms…
- Aristolochic acid A chemical found in nature in the plant Aristolochia fangchi. Aristolochic acid is contained in a number of…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 1 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation in the…
- Disordered thinking A failure to be able to 'think straight.' Thoughts may come and go rapidly. The person may not be able to…
- Mastocytoma A form of mastocytosis characterized by a benign nodular skin tumor infiltrated by mast cells. Usually…
- Thromboxane A substance made by platelets that causes blood clotting and constriction of blood vessels. There are two…
- Leukotriene One of a group of hormones that cause the symptoms of hayfever and asthma. Derived from arachidonic acid, the…
- Antigen, prostate specific See: PSA
- Postulates, Koch's In 1890 the German physician and bacteriologist Robert Koch set out his celebrated criteria for judging…