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Inflammatory response
A fundamental type of response by the body to disease and injury, a response characterized by the classical signs of 'dolor, calor, rubor, and tumor' -- pain, heat (localized warmth), redness, and swelling. Innumerable insults (a mosquito…
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- Fluoroscopy An x-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion. Fluoroscopy uses x-ray to produce…
- Disease, Pick Disease, Pick: A form of dementia characterized by a slowly progressive deterioration of social skills and…
- Achlorhydria A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach (in technical terms, so that the pH of the…
- EPS Stands for ElectroPhysiologic Study, a test of the electrical conduction system of the heart (the system that…
- Abdominal muscles A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and…
- Respiratory distress syndrome, acute Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Hypermagnesemia Excess magnesium. Persons with impaired kidney function should be especially careful about their magnesium…
- Colonic adenoma family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Gingivitis, fusospirochetal This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Erection, penile When the penis fills with blood and is rigid. The penis contains two chambers, called the corpora cavernosa…
- Immunoglobulin E Abbreviated IgG. A major class of immunoglobulins found in the blood, including many of the most common…