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Primary progressive aphasia
An atypical dementia characterized by a relentless dissolution of language with memory relatively preserved. The diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia is based on the presence of a progressive disorder of language, with preservation of…
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- Multiple daily injections Abbreviated MDI. Several shots every day as of insulin to provide tight control of blood sugar
- Speech, esophageal See: Esophageal speech
- Foot-drop brace See Ankle-foot orthosis
- Spina bifida cystica A bony defect in the vertebral column that causes a cleft in that column. The meningeal membranes that cover…
- Rectouterine pouch >Culdoscopy, the introduction of an endoscope through the vagina into the cul-de-sac; >Culdoscope, the…
- Tube feeding See: Enteral nutrition
- Chromosome 4p- syndrome The 4p- syndrome or Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, is a chromosome disorder due to partial deletion of the short…
- Interstitial Pertaining to being between things, especially between things that are normally closely spaced. The word…
- Psoriasis Psoriasis: A reddish, scaly rash often located over the surfaces of the elbows, knees, scalp, and around or…
- Anemic Relating to anemia, the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the…
- Valetudinarian Someone with a weak or sickly constitution, especially someone whose chief concern is being or becoming a…