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Chronic tamponade
A situation in which a chronic excess of fluid inside the pericardial sac and thickening of the pericardial sac progressively compress the heart and impair its performance. The excess fluid in the pericardial sac acts to constrict the…
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- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Heat prostration Overheating of the body due to extreme weather conditions. Unrelieved hyperthermia can lead to collapse and…
- Cloning The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing…
- Choroid See: Melanoma, choroidal.
- Peter Pan syndrome Term coined by pop psychology author Dan Kiley in his book 'Peter Pan syndrome: Men Who Have Never Grown Up.'…
- Hepatitis C PCR See: HCV PCR
- Jet lag Jet lag: A temporary disorder that causes fatigue, insomnia, and other symptoms as a result of rapid air…
- Vulvitis Inflammation of the external genital organs of the female (the vulva). The vulva includes the labia…
- Stent, coated See: Coated stent
- Lymphocytic colitis Lymphocytic colitis> A type of inflammatory disease of the large intestine (colon). The name derives from the…
- Vein, hepatic One of the veins which drains blood from the liver