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Nyctalopia
Night blindness, impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of certain specialized vision cells (the rods) in the retina. The ability of our eyes to quickly view objects as they shift from light to dark areas…
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- Ordre des Medecins The Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins. The French equivalent of the American Medical Association (the…
- Disease, Kimmelstiel-Wilson Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease is a kidney condition associated with…
- Bug, kissing See: Kissing bug
- Epilepsy, petit mal See: Petit mal
- Sex before sports Sexual intercourse before an athletic event. A commonly held belief in sports is that athletes should not…
- Selective mutism An inability to speak in certain situations. See also apraxia, autism, mutism.
- Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor A class of oral medications for type 2 diabetes that decrease the absorption of carbohydrates from the…
- Nasal flu vaccine A live attenuated (weakened) influenza virus vaccine that is administered as a nasal spray. The brand name…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 3 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome…
- Neuralgia Pain along the course of a nerve
- Cutting for the stone The removal of kidney or bladder stones by surgery. The procedure is today called lithotomy. In the first…