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Syndrome, post-polio (PPS)
A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial polio infection, and at least 10 years after what was thought to be recovery from polio It is estimated that 1.63 million Americans were struck by…
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Show more- Adducted thumbs with mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: > >neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia…
- Aquaphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of water. Sufferers from aquaphobia experience anxiety even though they…
- Tassinari syndrome Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins…
- Fibrinogen The protein from which is generated fibrin, the essence of a normal blood clot
- Respiratory insufficiency The condition in which the lungs cannot take in sufficient oxygen or expell sufficient carbon dioxide to meet…
- CHARGE association A constellation of congenital malformations (birth defects). The name of the condition is an acronym of some…
- Nursing 1) Profession concerned with the provision of services essential to the maintenance and restoration of health…
- Nitrogen Element number 7, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is biologically important. Nitrogen is a…
- Skeletal Pertaining to the skeleton, the bones of the body which collectively provide the framework for the body
- Straightjacket See: Straitjacket
- Tamponade, balloon A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus or stomach to apply pressure on bleeding…
- Toilet 1. In medicine, cleansing of a wound and the skin around it. 2. In obstetrics, cleansing of a woman just…