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Ringing in the ears
Medically called tinnitus, this can arise in any of 'the four sections of the ear' -- the outer ear, the middle ear, the inner ear, and the brain -- and can be due to many causes including ear infections, fluid in the ears, Meniere…
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Show more- Regulatory gene A gene that regulates the expression of other genes. A regulatory gene is a nosy gene whose prime…
- Collagen disease A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components of connective tissue, such…
- Fibula The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. (The…
- TPN Total parenteral nutrition, intravenous feeding that provides a patient with all of the fluid and the…
- Trachea A tube-like portion of the breathing or 'respiratory' tract that connects the 'voice box' (larynx) with the…
- Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (PGA) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Germ line 1. The sequence of cells which develop into eggs and sperm. 2. Inherited material that comes from the eggs or…
- Calicivirus >Norovirus, a common cause of food poisoning and acute gastroenteritis in humans; >Sapovirus, formerly called…
- NEP 1. Neutral endopeptidase. See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.2. Neuroepithelial
- M. intercellulare Mycobacterium intercellulare
- Trip-hammer pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Aorta, thoracic The thoracic aorta is a section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, within the chest. Specifically…