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Seizure, atonic
See: Atonic seizure
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- VSD A Ventricular Septal Defect, a hole in the septum (the wall) between the lower chambers of the heart (the…
- VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor, a substance made by cells that stimulates the formation of new blood…
- Replacement therapy, estrogen (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…
- Prospective Looking forward. A prospective study or a prospective clinical trial is one in which the participants are…
- Coronavirus An agent that inhibits the action of the enzyme cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1). The common anti-inflammatory drugs…
- Vesicular Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features…
- Fungal nail infection >People with diabetes; >People with disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vascular disease); and…
- Legal blindness The criteria used to determine eligibility for government disability benefits and which do not necessarily…
- Procedure, Whipple See: Whipple procedure
- Tetraethylplumbane Tetraethyl lead
- Hypertonic solution A solution with a higher salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood. As opposed to an…