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Goiter, diffuse toxic
Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. There are three clinical…
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Show more- Drug test An examination of biologic material (such as urine, hair, saliva, or sweat) to detect the presence of…
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Bovine tuberculosis Tuberculosis in cattle caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis which can be transmitted to…
- Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin): Aspirin is a good example of a tradename that has entered into the language…
- Gene markers Detectable genetic traits or distinctive segments of DNA that serve as landmarks for a target gene. Markers…
- Axillary Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word…
- Dipsosis Excessive thirst; overwhelming desire for water or another liquid. Dipsosis may occur when the amount of…
- CT scan CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that…
- Prostatic hyperplasia, benign See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Scleromalacia Degenerative thinning of the sclera, the tough white coat that covers most of the back of the eyeball and…
- Collateral knee ligament, medial The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Diabetes, insulin-resistant An autoimmune form of diabetes, in which the body develops an immune response to its own insulin hormone…