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Angiopathy
Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy: microangiopathy and macroangiopathy. In microangiopathy, the walls of small blood vessels become so thick and weak that they bleed…
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Show more- Artery, carotid See: Carotid artery
- Insufficiency, aortic See: Aortic insufficiency
- Ringing in the ears Medically called tinnitus, this can arise in any of 'the four sections of the ear' -- the outer ear, the…
- Dream, pre-sleep Also called a hypnagogic hallucination, this type of dream is characteristically vivid and occurs as one is…
- Transition, menopause Menopause: A woman can usually tell if she is approaching menopause because her menstrual periods starts…
- Sarcoma botryoides A malignancy of the cervix, vagina, or bladder in infants and young children that arises from embryonal…
- Streptococcus, group A A well-known strain (type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin…
- Fasciola hepatica A parasite called the liver fluke which causes Fascioliasis or 'liver rot' in ruminants and many other…
- Complications, postoperative Postoperative problems affecting patients after surgery. Postoperative complications may (or may not) be…
- Fear of insects An abnormal and persistent fear of insects. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Endoplasmic reticulum A structure within cells that is an extension of the nuclear membrane and in which proteins slated to become…
- Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universale See: Fabry disease