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Bicarbonate
In medicine, bicarbonate usually refers to bicarbonate of soda (sodium bicarbonate, baking soda) white powder that is common ingredient in antacids. Also, the bicarbonate level is an indirect measure of the acidity of the blood that is…
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Show more- Palpitations Palpitations: Unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. In some patients with…
- Pediatric arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Hughes Investigator See: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Onychocryptosis The medical term for what is better known as an ingrown toenail. From onycho-, nail + crypto-, hidden or…
- Static posture Any posture that is held for a long time. A static posture may result in fatigue and even injury over time
- Fear of going to bed An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they…
- Breast lump A localized swelling, knot, bump, bulge or protuberance in the breast. Breast lumps may appear in both sexes…
- Family history of colon cancer See: Colon cancer family history
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type.
- DNA molecules, recombinant A combination of DNA molecules of different origin that are joined using recombinant DNA technology
- Psychotherapy Psychotherapy: The treatment of a behavior disorder, mental illness, or any other condition by psychological…
- Dilate To stretch or enlarge. It comes from the Latin verb 'dilatare' meaning 'to enlarge or expand.