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Fridayitis
A perplexing condition that suddenly strikes some workers and students on Friday and leads to their absence that day from work or school. Fridayitis is an idiopathic disorder, one of unknown origin. It can occur in sporadic form, affecting…
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Show more- Etiology The study of the causes. For example, of a disorder. The word 'etiology' is mainly used in medicine, where it…
- Sonata Sonorous brand name for the sedative hypnotic drug generically known as zaleplon, used for sleep. For more…
- Occipital 1. Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head. 2. Located near the occipital bone as, for example, the…
- Barotrauma Trauma caused by rapid or extreme changes in air pressure, especially affecting enclosed cavities within the…
- Gastroschisis A birth defect in which there is a separation in the abdominal wall. Through this opening protrudes part of…
- Bx Abbreviation for biopsy, the removal of a sample of tissue for examination or other study. Biopsies are most…
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) The clinical research facility of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. As a national resource…
- Immunization, yellow fever A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical…
- Breast bone Breast bone: Familiar name for the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front of the chest. The…
- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- Juvenile polyposis coli See: Juvenile polyposis