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Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is beneath the arachnoid membrane and just above the pia mater. (The arachnoid is the middle of three membranes around the brain while the…
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Show more- Folinic acid The active form of folic acid in the body. See: Leucovorin
- Classification of diseases See: Disease nomenclature
- Eyelids, adult ptosis of the Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid-lifting…
- Gray A unit of absorbed radiation equal to the dose of one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of matter, or 100…
- Floater A blurry spot that seems to drift in front of the eyes but does not block vision. The blur is the result of…
- Monosodium glutamate MSG, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain foods. Originally…
- Seizure, petit mal See: Petit mal
- Barrett esophagus See: Barrett's esophagus
- Multiparous 1) Having two or more offspring at one birth. 2) Related to a multipara. See also uniparous.
- Microduplication 22q11.2 syndrome A syndrome due to duplication of a tiny part of chromosome band 22q11.2. Features of the syndrome include the…
- Episclera A thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). 'Epi-' is a prefix from the Greek that means…
- Smallpox vaccination adverse reaction An adverse event occurring after smallpox vaccination (vaccinia). Smallpox vaccination is a relatively safe…