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Disease, subclinical
An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable clinical findings. It is distinct from a clinical disease, which has signs and symptoms that can be recognized. Many diseases…
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- Vascular dementia A common form of dementia in older persons that is due to cerebrovascular disease, usually with stepwise…
- FGFR2 A mutation (change) in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene on chromosome 10 causes the…
- Vagina The muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. It is usually six to seven inches in…
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- Elective mutism Complete lack of speech (mutism) that is believed to be volitional (willed) on the part of the patient. True…
- Positive pressure ventilation The provision of oxygen under pressure by a mechanical respirator, a machine designed to improve the exchange…