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Gestational hypertension
See: Hypertension, gestational
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- Subclavian steal An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Vibrio A group of bacteria that includes Vibrio cholerae, the agent of cholera, (a devastating and sometimes lethal…
- Heterochromatin Chromosomal material that is darkly staining and tightly coiled throughout the cell cycle and that is, for…
- Node, AV AV node: The AV node (AV stands for atrioventricular) is an electrical relay station between the atria (the…
- Auditory integration training An experimental procedure for reducing painful hypersensitivity to sound. It has proved beneficial for some…
- Acute bacterial prostatitis Prostatitis: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial infection. The…
- Thyroid cartilage The largest of the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box). The thyroid cartilage is formed of two…
- Cyst, thyroglossal See: Thyroglossal cyst
- Wamble Both a verb and noun meaning: 1. To move unsteadily; an unsteady motion. 2. To feel nauseated; a feeling of…
- Cataract, primary A cataract that develops independently of other diseases. A primary cataract is in contrast to a secondary…