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Cognitive dysfunction, chemotherapy-related
See: Chemobrain
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- Septal defect, atrial (ASD) A hole in the septum, the wall, between the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. Commonly called an ASD…
- Disease, Crohn A chronic inflammatory disease primarily involving the small and large intestine but which can affect other…
- Nails, jogger's Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Oneiric Relating to dreams; dream-like. From the Greek 'oneiros' (dream). See oneirophrenia
- Superior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the head, neck, upper extremities, and thorax and delivers it to the…
- Mule In the drug trade, a person who transports a drug by internally concealing it. Also called a body packer…
- Base sequence The order of the nucleotide bases -- adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C) -- in a DNA…
- Complications, postoperative Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be…
- Principal investigator In biomedical research, the person who directs a research project or program. The principal investigator (the…
- Iatric Relating to medicine or a physician. Iatric systems are medical systems. From the Greek iatrikos (medical)…
- Gephyrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even…