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Diuresis
The increased formation of urine by the kidney. See diuretic for more detail
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Show more- Ptosis Downward displacement. Ptosis of the eyelids is drooping of the eyelids.
- Defibrillator A device used to correct a dangerously abnormal heart rhythm, usually ventricular fibrillation, or to restart…
- Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change See: Minimal change disease
- Adjuvant The Latin 'adjuvans' means to help, particularly to reach a goal. Adjuvant therapy for cancer is surgery…
- Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Insemination, heterologous A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- Pathogenesis The development of a disease. The origin of a disease and the chain of events leading to that disease
- ID See: Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan.
- Stereotactic radiotherapy Radiation therapy in which a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation coming from different…
- NBCCS Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, also known as the Gorlin syndrome
- Temporary loss of consciousness A partial or complete loss of consciousness with interruption of awareness of oneself and ones surroundings…
- Family history The family structure and relationships within the family, including information about diseases in family…