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Barotrauma
Trauma caused by rapid or extreme changes in air pressure, especially affecting enclosed cavities within the body such as the middle ear (otic barotrauma), the sinuses (sinus barotrauma), and the lungs (pulmonary barotrauma). See also…
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- Eye bleed Medically called a subconjunctival hemorrhage. A very common cause of a painless bloody eye usually first…
- Hughlings Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Duodenal biliary drainage Duodenal biliary drainage: A procedure used to diagnose gallstones when suspicion is high but other tests are…
- Thomas Sydenham See: Sydenham, Thomas
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- Precancerous Pertaining to something that is not yet overtly cancerous, but appears to be on its way to becoming a cancer…
- Lipid storage diseases A series of disorders due to inborn errors in lipid metabolism resulting in the abnormal accumulation of…
- Palate, soft The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Shock, cardiogenic Shock caused by heart failure. The heart fails to pump blood effectively. For example, a heart attack (a…