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Underload syndrome
Literally being 'bored sick.' Lack of stimulation in life (such as with an extremely dull job) can result in depression and health problems including headaches, fatigue and recurrent infection
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- Adrenal medulla The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- Mudslide injury See: Landslide injury
- Flying with diabetes A concern for patients with diabetes is flying with medications and supplies. Letters from doctors are not…
- Adenoids and Tonsils Adenoids and Tonsils: These celebrated structures (adenoids and tonsils) in the back of the throat are…
- Genome, canine See: Dog genome
- Puerperal fever Fever that lasts for more than 24 hours within the first 10 days after a woman has had a baby. Puerperal…
- Fear of men An abnormal and persistent fear of men. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize they may face…
- Cataract, supranuclear A cataract just above the center (the nucleus) of the lens. See: Cataract
- Otic barotrauma Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…