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Poisoning
Taking a substance that is injurious to health or can cause death. Poisoning is still a major hazard to children, despite child-resistant (and sometimes adult-resistant) packaging and dose-limits per container. See also poison, Poison…
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- Neck, wry Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In…
- Duct of Bellini See: Ejaculatory duct.
- Motion, range of The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury…
- Cramps, heat Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is usually moist…
- Perinatology A subspecialty of obstetrics concerned with the care of the mother and fetus at higher-than-normal risk for…
- Mycobacterium marinum Mycobacterium marinum: A bacterium found in both fresh and salt water that can cause disease in fish and…
- Psychosis, Othello See: Othello syndrome
- Syndrome, Kanner (Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Replacement, total hip Replacement, total hip: Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed…
- Lecithinase See: Phospholipase
- Aneuploidy One or a few chromosomes above or below the normal chromosome number. For example, three number 21…