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Premenstrual
Just before the start of menstruation. As in a premenstrual headache
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- Neurologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system
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- Torticollis, spasmodic Spasmodic torticollis, or torticollis, is the most common of the focal dystonias. In torticollis, the muscles…
- Colorblindness, red-green A form of colorblindness in which red and green are perceived as identical. This is the most common type of…
- Ship fever An old name for epidemic typhus, which was common in the crowded conditions aboard ship. Ship Fever and Other…
- Cardiopathy Heart disease. A nonspecific term applicable to any and all diseases of the heart. From cardio- + the Greek…
- Postoperative After surgery. As opposed to preoperative, before surgery
- Brachytherapy, coronary artery A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute. The word bradycardia is logically…