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Causalgia
Intense burning pain and sensitivity to the slightest vibration or touch, usually in the hand or foot, at a site some distance removed from a wound that has healed. This phenomenon was first described in 1872 by the American neurologist…
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Show more- EMG, surface Surface EMG
- Cyclooxygenase-1 See: Cox-1
- Sapovirus A virus, formerly called 'Sapporo-like virus' (SLV) and sometimes referred to as classic or typical…
- Exfoliation syndrome See: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome
- Eosinophilia, familial See: Familial eosinophilia
- Cardiac tamponade A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of blood or other fluid inside the…
- Casals-Ariet, Jordi (1911-2004) Spanish-born American physician and viral epidemiologist who discovered Lassa virus in 1969. Dr…
- Major anxiety disorder >panic disorder; >obsessive-compulsive disorder; >PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder); >social phobia…
- Noisome Offensive to the senses and especially disgusting, offensive, or harmful to the sense of smell. For example…
- Kashin-Bek disease See: Kashin-Beck disease
- Rash, vesicular A raised, blistery rash
- Histidine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. An essential amino acid, histidine is present in…