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Hereditary essential tremor
See: Essential tremor
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- Neurotheology The search for the place(s) in the brain where religious beliefs originate. Neurotheology mixes terms and…
- Adjuvant therapy Treatment that is given in addition to the primary (initial) treatment. Adjuvant treatment is an addition…
- Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord An abnormal condition in which the umbilical cord does not insert into the placental mass but, instead…
- Laribacter hongkongensis A novel type of bacterium first isolated in Hong Kong in 2001 from the blood and empyema (pus in the chest)…
- Mutism, elective Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True…
- NCEP The National Cholesterol Education Program. See: National Cholesterol Education Program
- Portal vein A large vein that carries blood from the stomach and the intestines to the liver. The portal vein is formed…
- Discharge, nipple See: Breast discharge