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Dry skin
Abnormally dry skin. Can be caused by a dry climate, winter weather, deficiency of vitamin A, systemic illness, overexposure to sunlight, or medication. The skin loses moisture. It may crack and peel. Or it may become irritated, inflamed…
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- Ear cleaning (by a doctor) When so much wax accumulates that it blocks the ear canal (and hearing), your physician may have to wash it…
- Absinthism The disorder associated with the habitual abuse of absinthe. The symptoms included hallucinations…
- Framingham Study A landmark study begun in 1948 in which some 12,000 residents of the town of Framingham, Massachusetts were…
- Major anxiety disorder >panic disorder; >obsessive-compulsive disorder; >PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder); >social phobia…
- Disease, Huntington An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an…
- Gelineau syndrome A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Named for a French…
- Headache, alarm clock See: Alarm clock headache
- Ventilator A ventilator is a machine which mechanically assists patients in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide…
- Talipes equinovarus The common ('classic') form of clubfoot. Talipes is made up of the Latin talus (ankle) + pes (foot). Equino-…
- Purulent Pertaining to pus. Containing or composed of pus. The term 'purulent' is often used in regard to drainage…
- Selenium deficiency See Deficiency, selenium