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Epilepsy
(seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is…
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- School, medical See: Medical school
- Plasmacytoma Cancer of the plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies) that may turn into multiple myeloma
- Malignant giant cell tumor A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- CTS One of a group of proteins that regulate the cell cycle. The cyclins bind to and activate cyclin-dependent…
- HCM Abbreviation for hematocrit. The hematocrit is the proportion, by volume, of the blood that consists of red…
- Leptospirosis Leptospirosis: An infectious disease caused by a particular type of bacteria called a spirochete transmitted…
- Placebo response A positive medical response to taking a placebo, a sham medication as if it were an active medication. Up to…
- Androgen A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. The major…
- Brain anthrax Anthrax infection of the central nervous system (the spinal cord and brain) and meninges (the membranes…
- Genetic counselor A health professional with a specialized graduate degree and experience in the areas of medical genetics and…
- Gastropathy Disease of the stomach, as in hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy. Gastropathy comes from gastro-…