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Dyskinesia
Difficulty or distortion in performing voluntary movements, as in tic, chorea, spasm, or myoclonus. The term dyskinesia may be used in relation to Parkinson's disease and other extrapyramidal disorders. Dyskinesia can occur as a side…
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- CMT Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- AOA Abbreviation for Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, the medical school equivalent of Phi Beta…
- Colostrum A sticky white or yellow fluid secreted by the breasts during the second half of pregnancy and for a few days…
- Disease, Keshan See Keshan disease
- Maxilla The maxilla is the major bone of the upper jaw
- Syndrome, Pisa A condition in which there is sustained involuntary flexion of the body and head to one side and slight…
- Ascaris The intestinal roundworm, a worm that lives in the small intestine. Infection with ascaris is the most common…
- Incubator In biotechnology. an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be set and controlled. Incubators are…
- PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. A parasitic infection of the lungs that is particularly common and…
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) A noninvasive imaging method that provides information about cellular activity (metabolic…
- Blood-brain barrier A protective network of blood vessels and cells that filters blood flowing to the brain.