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Low blood pressure
Low blood pressure: Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood pressure is also referred to as hypotension. Low blood pressure is a relative term because the blood pressure…
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- Z chromosome A sex chromosome in certain animals, such as chickens, turkeys, and moths. In humans, males are XY and…
- Keratosis, actinic A small rough spot on skin chronically exposed to the sun, precancerous, can develop into a skin cancer…
- Palliate To treat partially and incompletely. To palliate a diseases is to treat it partially but not cure it…
- SSRI A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…
- Pecs Slang for the pectoral muscles, muscles of the 'anterior chest' (the front of the chest). The Latin 'pectus'…
- Prophylactic A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken…
- Xeroradiography The process of making a type of dry x-ray in which a picture of the body is recorded on paper rather than on…
- EMSY A novel protein that connects the familial and sporadic forms of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Some cases…
- Endometrial hyperplasia A condition characterized by overgrowth of the lining of the uterus. Hyperplasia means overgrowth. The…
- Shaken baby syndrome Syndrome: Ines, particularly to the head, caused by violently shaking an infant. The syndrome is the…
- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)