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Acute pain
Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time. As opposed to chronic pain
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Show more- Monocular diplopia See: Diplopia, monocular
- Mite, dust See: Dust mite
- Oneiric Relating to dreams; dream-like. From the Greek 'oneiros' (dream). See oneirophrenia
- Genomic segment A region of the genome; it encompasses objects described as loci or probes. Genomic segments can range in…
- Hypoxic Pertaining to hypoxia, a subnormal concentration of oxygen.
- Prolactin A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. Prolactin stimulates lactation (milk production). It also has many…
- AQP Aquaporin
- Corneal dystrophy, Cogan A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines…
- Pachyonychia congenita with natal teeth This is a type of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth) in which teeth are evident at birth. It…
- Mg Abbreviation for milligram, a unit of measurement of mass in the metric system equal to a thousandth of a…
- Felty syndrome A complication of long-standing rheumatoid arthritis characterized by the presence of 3 conditions --…
- Hurricane supplies kit Hemolytic uremic syndrome.