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Disease, Meniere
A condition with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of hearing (in the affected ear), and abnormal eye movements. Meniere disease is due…
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- IL-4 Interleukin-4
- Allergy immunotherapy Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Syncephaly Conjoined twins whose heads are joined together. From syn-, together + -cephaly, head = heads together. Also…
- Barbara McClintock See: McClintock, Barbara
- Ear, slanted An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- Amelanotic melanoma See: Melanoma, amelanotic
- Salmon safety The safety of eating salmon, especially farm-raised salmon. The levels of more than 50 pollutants, including…
- Sodium perchlorate See: Perchlorate
- Myelodysplastic syndrome A group of bone marrow disorders characterized by the underproduction of one or more types of blood cells due…
- Testis The testis (or testicle) is the male sex gland. A pair of testes are located behind the penis in a pouch of…
- Temporal bone A large irregular bone situated at the base and side of the skull. The temporal bone is connected with the…