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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…
- Dry skin Abnormally dry skin. Can be caused by a dry climate, winter weather, deficiency of vitamin A, systemic…
- Landau-Kleffner syndrome Landau-Kleffner syndrome: A disorder with seizures starting in childhood in which the patient loses skills…
- Qid (on prescription) A Chinese herb (also called sweet wormwood) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin.
- Mixed-lineage leukemia A type of childhood leukemia in which a piece of chromosome 11 has been translocated (broken off and attached…
- Drug, antihypertensive As the name clearly implies, a drug aimed at reducing high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Urinary Having to do with the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. The urinary system represents the functional and…
- Poisoning, lead An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally defined as…
- Protein, acute phase See: Acute-phase protein