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Numb
Numb, or numbness is a loss of the sensation of feeling in an area of the body. Numbness results from damage to, or impaired function of, the nerves that supply the affected area. The function of the nerves may be impaired by numerous…
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- Tension pneumothorax The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure…
- Tick typhus, Queensland See: Queensland tick typhus
- Respiratory syncytial virus Respiratory syncytial virus: A virus that causes mild respiratory infections, colds, and coughs in adults…
- Knee-jerk Adjective meaning readily predictable to the point of being automatic. Knee-jerk often has a negative…
- Unresolved grief Grief characterized by the extended duration of the symptoms, by interference of the grief symptoms with the…
- Medifast diet The Medifast diet is a low-fat, low-calorie weight loss plan based upon the consumption of specific foods and…
- Empirical midwife A midwife who has entered the profession as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a…
- Philadelphia chromosome (Ph) The chromosome abnormality that causes chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Abbreviated as the Ph chromosome. The…
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…