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Chamomile
An herb often used in the form of a tea as a sedative. Allergic reactions to chamomile can occur, particularly in persons allergic to ragweed. Reported reactions include abdominal cramps, tongue thickness, tightness in the throat, swelling…
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Show more- Dilation The process of enlargement, stretching, or expansion. The word 'dilatation' means the same thing. Both come…
- Nerve, pinched See: Nerve compression
- SBCC Superficial basal cell carcinoma. A basal cell cancer of the skin that is superficial and has not infiltrated…
- Disease, Takayasu See: Takayasu disease
- Cranial nerve VI The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a…
- Pancreatic Having to do with the pancreas, a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of…
- Angiotensin converting enzyme Usually abbreviated ACE
- Bulimia Bulimia: Also called bulimia nervosa. An eating disorder characterized by episodes of secretive excessive…
- Y sex-determining region A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region goes by the symbol SRY…
- Calcitonin Calcitonin: A hormone produced by the thyroid gland that lowers the levels of calcium and phosphate in the…
- Syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an…
- Hyperglycemia Hyperglycemia: A high blood sugar. An elevated level specifically of the sugar glucose in the blood…