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Glycemic index
An indicator of the ability of different types of foods that contain carbohydrate to raise the blood glucose levels within 2 hours. Foods containing carbohydrates that break down most quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic…
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- Deviation of the nasal septum Failure of the nasal septum to be in the center where it is supposed to be. (The nasal septum is the wall…
- Anemia, iron deficiency Anemia, iron deficiency: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency…
- Melioidosis Melioidosis: An infectious illness, also called Whitmore's disease, that is most frequent in Southeast Asia…
- Glass eye 1. A globe of glass that looks like and is intended to replace the eyeball.2. By extension, a real eye that…
- Disease, Meniere A condition with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms…
- Fire supplies kit The intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergot, the consequence of a…
- SAPHO syndrome SAPHO syndrome: SAPHO syndrome is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: >…
- Cholangiogram, IV See: Intravenous cholangiogram
- Excessive daytime sleepiness A neurological disorder in which there is a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Excessive…
- Wildervanck syndrome A syndrome characterized by the combination of congenital deafness, Duane syndrome (eye retraction), and…
- Thyroiditis, autoimmune See: Hashimoto thyroiditis