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Seizure, focal
See: Partial seizure
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- Preclinical study A study to test a drug, procedure or other medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in…
- Bezoar A clump or wad of swallowed food and/or hair. Bezoars can sometimes be found to cause blockage of the…
- Ephelis A form of freckle. A flat red or light-brown spot on the skin that typically appears during the sunny months…
- Bariatrics The field of medicine that offers treatment for the person who is overweight with a comprehensive program…
- Insulin resistance syndrome Insulin resistance syndrome: See: Metabolic syndrome
- Lung volume reduction surgery See: Lung reduction surgery
- Proximal See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2.
- Alstrom-Hallgren syndrome See: Alstrom syndrome
- Glaucoma detection You may know of the 'air puff' test or other tests used to measure eye pressure in an eye examination. But…
- Virus, positive-strand RNA See: Positive-strand RNA virus
- Red eye Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…