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Neuralgia, migrainous
A distinctive syndrome of headaches, today better known as cluster headache. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache -- the episodic and the chronic: > >Episodic: This is the most common pattern of cluster headache. It is…
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- Memory, recent Short-term memory. Also called working memory. Recent memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing…
- Supernumerary Beyond the normal number. Anything supernumerary is extra. A supernumerary chromosome is an extra one beyond…
- Inappropriate ADH secretion A syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which results in the inability to put out…
- Hepatitis A Inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is usually transmitted from person to…
- EST (expressed sequence tag) A unique stretch of DNA within a coding region of a gene that is useful for identifying full-length genes and…
- Vater, ampulla of See: Ampulla of Vater
- Diathesis In medicine, a 'diathesis' is an elegant term for a predisposition or tendency. Thus, a hemorrhagic diathesis…
- Methylmercury An organic form of mercury that is highly toxic and is the main culprit in mercury poisoning. Methylmercury…
- Therapeutic cloning A procedure in which cells, typically skin cells, are taken from a patient and inserted into a fertilized egg…
- Carney complex A multiple neoplasia syndrome with cardiac, endocrine, cutaneous, and neural tumors together with spotty…