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Pressure, low blood
Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood pressure is also referred to as hypotension. Low blood pressure is a relative term because the blood pressure normally varies greatly…
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Show more- Familial lung cancer Lung cancer that recurs in families. Lung cancer can occur sporadically in people with no known family…
- Fracture, basilar A break in bone at the base of the skull. About a half of basilar fractures are caused by bicycle or motor…
- Pill splitter A device for tablet splitting
- Dark adaptometry A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing done to measure the period of time which passes before the…
- Selective tubal occlusion procedure (The acronym for selective tubal occlusion procedure is STOP.) A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control…
- Disease, von Recklinghausen Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Malformation, arteriovenous (AVM) An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…
- Body, amygdaloid See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Laparoscopy Laparoscopy: A type of minimally invasive surgery in which a small incision (cut) is made in the abdominal…
- Pathophysiology Deranged function in an individual or an organ that is due to a disease. A pathophysiologic alteration is a…
- Extrapyramidal side effects Physical symptoms, including tremor, slurred speech, akathisia, dystonia, anxiety, distress, paranoia, and…
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia