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Cauda equina syndrome
Impairment of the nerves in the cauda equina, the bundle of spinal nerve roots that arise from the lower end of the spinal cord. The syndrome is characterized by dull pain in the lower back and upper buttocks and lack of feeling…
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Show more- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- Behavior therapy A treatment program that involves substituting desirable behavior responses for undesirable ones
- Human gene therapy Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Ubiquitin A small but extremely important protein that acts the 'kiss of death' to other proteins. Ubiquitin consists…
- Transcranial Through the cranium. As, for example, in transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Foot drop See Foot-drop
- Pulmonary edema, high altitude Pulmonary edema, high altitude: Known as HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema), a condition in which there is…
- Mycobacterium chelonae A type of bacteria related to that which causes tuberculosis and which is commonly found in soil and…
- Fungi Plural of fungus
- Science, cognitive Cognitive science is the study of the mind. It is an interdisciplinary science that draws upon many fields…
- Thyroid A blood protein that binds with the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).
- Arbitration agreement The patient waives the right to sue the doctor and, instead, submit any dispute to arbitration. Arbitration…