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Autonomic neuropathy
Disease of the nerves affecting mostly the internal organs such as the bladder muscles, the cardiovascular system, the digestive tract, and the genital organs. These nerves are not under a person's conscious control and function…
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- Alkalosis A dangerous decrease in the normal acidity of the blood. There is too much base in the blood and body. This…
- Smoldering leukemia A condition in which the bone marrow does not function normally. It does not produce enough blood cells. This…
- Tumor An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors are a classic sign of inflammation, and can be benign or malignant…
- Wry neck Medically called spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis. The most common of the focal dystonias. In…
- Menstrual cramps Menstrual cramps: Cramping in the lower abdomen, usually in the first or second day of the menstrual cycle…
- Oophoritis Inflammation of the ovary or egg sac.
- Blood pH The acidity or alkalinity of blood. The pH of any fluid is the measure of the hydrogen ion (H-)…
- Rapid strep test Rapid strep test: A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are…
- Maternal age The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number…
- NARP >MELAS -- which stands for Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke:isease with…
- Cruciate ligament, anterior The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…