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Psychosis
In the general sense, a mental illness that markedly interferes with a person's capacity to meet life's everyday demands. In a specific sense, it refers to a thought disorder in which reality testing is grossly impaired. Symptoms can…
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- Streptococcus haemolyticus Another name for streptococcus pyogenes
- Medical journals In 1665 the Royal Society in England published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the world: the…
- Cochleae The plural of cochlea
- Liter A metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a kilogram of water at 4 degrees…
- Syndrome, Bernard-Soulier Nt platelet syndrome): This is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to…
- Goodpasture syndrome An autoimmune disease characterized by a combination of lung and kidney disease --specifically, pulmonary…
- Spastic dysphonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- ACE2 (angiotensin converting enzyme 2) An essential regulator of heart function. Also may be involved in the embryonic development of the heart. The…
- Clinical cytogenetics The application of chromosome studies to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic testing is done…
- Barium solution A liquid containing barium sulfate. The barium is radioopaque -- it shows up on x-rays. The barium outlines…
- Giant cell tumor, malignant A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…