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Triptans (Triptan)
Fear of the number 13. Written reference to this fear dates to the late 1800s. The term triskaidekaphobia appeared in the early 1900s. It is not easy to pronounce unless one speaks Greek. From treiskaideka, the Greek word for thirteen +…
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Show more- Fiber and bowel disorders High fiber diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of…
- Disease, pelvic inflammatory (PID) Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending…
- Echocardiography Echocardiography is a diagnostic test which uses ultrasound waves to make images of the heart chambers…
- Xanthoma tendinosum Xanthoma that clusters around tendons, and is associated with lipid disorders
- Vaccination, infectious hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis A.
- Photosensitivity In medicine, increased sensitivity of the skin to light and other sources of UV.Photosensitivity commonly…
- CT scan CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that…
- Dual energy X-ray absorptometry Abbreviated DEXA. See: DXA
- Immunization, mumps Mumps: See Immunization, MMR
- Kala-azar A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs, particularly the…
- Encephalopathic syndrome A dangerous condition with symptoms similar to those of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), of which it may…
- Cardiomyopathy, doxorubicin See: Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy