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Trauma
Any injury, whether physically or emotionally inflicted. 'Trauma' has both a medical and a psychiatric definition. Medically, 'trauma' refers to a serious or critical bodily injury, wound, or shock. This definition is often associated with…
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Show more- Speech therapy The treatment of speech and communication disorders. The approach used depends on the disorder. It may…
- Syndrome, Menkes See: Menkes syndrome
- Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Sleep apnea, obstructive Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. It owes…
- Complete syndactyly A condition in which singers or toes are completely joined together, with the connection extending from the…
- Hip bursitis Hip bursitis: A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between…
- Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Known in Europe as Gamma-OH, gamma hydroxybutyrate is a colorless and odorless drug used illicitly for…
- Pit, ear Tiny pit in front of the ear. Also preauricular pit. A minor anomaly of no great consequence in itself. More…
- Keratoconus Keratoconus: Cone-shaped cornea with the apex of the cone being forward. Also called conical cornea.
- Wormwood The essence of absinthe, an emerald-green liqueur flavored with extracts of the wormwood plant, licorice and…
- Ferritin The major iron storage protein. The blood level of ferritin serves as an indicator of the amount of iron…
- Frame, reading See: Reading frame