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Coughing syncope
The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, fainting. The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse and include having blood drawn, straining while…
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Show more- Cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic See Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
- Nanism Once known as dwarfism, this condition is now correctly called short stature.
- Opiate A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an…
- Bone, sesamoid See Sesamoid bone
- JIP Juvenile intestinal polyposis. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Laryngeal papillomatosis Laryngeal papillomatosis is the growth of numerous warty growths on the vocal cords. The disease is most…
- Hematoma, subdural See: Subdural hematoma
- Vibrio A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal…
- Fatty acids Molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a…
- Platelet count The calculated number of platelets in a volume of blood, usually expressed as platelets per cubic millimeter…
- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- Cancer, gastric Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…