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Isotopic
Referring to an isotope, a form of a chemical element with the same atomic number as another element but having a different atomic mass. From the Greek 'iso-', equal, the same + 'topos', place. Isotopes are used in a number of medical…
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- Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease: See: Parkinson disease.
- Uranium A metallic element that is used as nuclear fuel and is highly toxic and radioactive. Exposure to radiation…
- Flu, bird See: Avian influenza
- System, parasympathetic nervous A part of nervous system that slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes…
- Burning mouth syndrome An intense burning sensation on the tongue, often at the tip of the tongue. The burning mouth syndrome tends…
- Enterostomal therapist A health care specialist trained to help patients care for and adjust to their colostomy.
- Taenia saginata The beef tapeworm. The most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw…
- AMS (acute mountain sickness) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…
- Selective mutism An inability to speak in certain situations. See also apraxia, autism, mutism.
- LCHAD deficiency Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality of…
- Patellectomy An operation to remove the patella