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Syndrome, nervous colon
A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility) characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, mucous in stools, and irregular bowel habits with alternating diarrhea and constipation, symptoms…
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- Dystonia, laryngeal See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Fetal fibronectin A protein produced during pregnancy and the basis of a test for preterm delivery. Fetal fibronectin (fFN)…
- Rodenticidal Capable of killing rats or other rodent pests or preventing them from damaging food, crops, etc
- Muscle, piriformis A muscle that begins at the front surface of the sacrum (the V-shaped bone between the buttocks at the base…
- CCP Cyclic citrullinated peptide
- Error, beta The statistical error (said to be 'of the second kind' or type II) made in testing an hypothesis when it is…
- Transesophageal echocardiography A diagnostic test, using a special probe placed within the esophagus, that employs ultrasound waves to make…
- VACTERL association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VACTERL is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, C, T, E, R, and L…
- Progressive infantile poliodystrophy Ers: A progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by spasticity (tightness), myoclonus and…
- Fear of horses An abnormal and persistent fear of horses. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even when a horse…
- Telepathology The use of telecommunications technology to facilitate the transfer of image-rich pathology data between…