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Frey syndrome
Sweating on one side of the forehead, face, scalp, and neck occurring soon after ingesting food as a result of damage to a nerve that goes to the large saliva gland in the cheek (the parotid gland). Frey syndrome is the most common cause…
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- Mute A mute is a person who does not speak, either from an inability to speak or an unwillingness to speak. The…
- Atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation: Abnormal irregular heart rhythm with chaotic generation of electrical signals in the…
- Acanthosis nigricans A skin condition characterized by dark thickened velvety patches, especially in the folds of skin in the…
- Cocci Pleural of coccus. Bacteria which are spherically shaped
- Loneliness, fear of An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Ductular hypoplasia, syndromatic hepatic Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Good Samaritan law A law designed to protect a Good Samaritan from legal liability. Such laws usually specify that whoever in…
- Dystrophica myotonia 2 See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Syndrome, Pickwickian The combination of obesity, somnolence (sleepiness), hypoventilation (underbreathing), and plethoric (red)…
- Sensipar Trade name for cinacalcet, a drug that acts as a calcimimetic. For more information, see: Calcimimetic