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Auditory integration training
An experimental procedure for reducing painful hypersensitivity to sound. It has proved beneficial for some people with autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders
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- R-tPA Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. See: Tissue plasminogen activator
- Melancholia Old term for depression.
- Cancer care Cancer care: Taking care of cancer. When cancer is suspected, a biopsy is usually performed and the tissue is…
- HEV Hepatitis E virus
- Protein C deficiency Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Gene The basic biological unit of heredity. A segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a…
- Y chromosome sex-determining region See: Y sex-determining region
- Teratogen, Ecstasy as Ecstasy is an illicit drug considered a recreational or party drug. It acts as both a stimulant and a…
- Nose job Slang for plastic surgery on the nose, known medically as a rhinoplasty. This is a facial cosmetic procedure…
- ALMS1 A gene on chromosome 2p13. Alstrom syndrome is caused by mutation of ALMS1