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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- Hughes Investigator See: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Naturopathy A system of therapy based on preventative care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air, and massage as…
- Syndrome, Shprintzen See: Velocardiofacial syndrome
- Arteriohepatic dysplasia Also known as Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period…
- Archaea A unique group of microorganisms classified as bacteria (Archaeobacteria) but genetically and metabolically…
- BUN Blood urea nitrogen. A measure primarily of the urea level in blood. Urea is cleared by the kidney and…
- Ring chromosome A structurally abnormal chromosome in which the end of each chromosome arm has been lost and the broken arms…
- Radiomimetic Imitating radiation. A radiomimetic drug is one that imitates the effects of radiation as in the case of…
- Beijerinck See: Beijerinck, Martinus W.
- Onset In medicine, the first appearance of the signs or symptoms of an illness as, for example, the onset of…
- Hypogonadism A condition in which decreased production of gonadal hormones leads to below-normal function of the gonads…
- Plasma osmolarity The osmolarity of blood plasma, which is a measure of the hydration status. The plasma osmolarity is…