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Disease, Meniere
A condition with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of hearing (in the affected ear), and abnormal eye movements. Meniere disease is due…
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Show more- Syndrome, adult respiratory distress Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- JAK3 Or Jak3. An enzyme found only in cells in the immune system that is critical for the cell signaling process…
- Familial colorectal cancer A label applied to families that contain an unusual aggregation of members with cancer of the colon or rectum…
- Passive exercise Movement of the body, usually of the limbs, without effort by the patient. The patient is passive
- Erythema multiforme See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Premature systole See: Extrasystole
- Symphysis pubis The area in the front of the pelvis where the pubic bones (the two bones of the pubis) meet
- West Nile fever Fever: A febrile disease caused by the West Nile virus that is transmitted from birds to the common Culex…
- Periodontal The word 'periodontal' literally means 'around the tooth.' Periodontal diseases are bacterial infections that…
- Pustular psoriasis A type of recurring psoriasis characterized by the appearance of pus-filed pimples and sores in clusters. It…
- Cardiac myxoma A benign tumor of the heart and the most common type of heart tumor in adults. Cardiac myxomas can appear in…
- KB 1. The skin disease Keratodermia blennorrhagicum. 2. Kilobase of DNA. The preferred abbreviation for kilobase…