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Thermally induced asthma
Asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma tends particularly to affect children and young adults (because of their high level of physical activity) but can occur at any age. Exercise-induced…
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- Slanted ear An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- Vertigo, recurrent aural A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Antithymocyte globulin An immunosuppressive agent that selectively destroys T lymphocytes. Antithymocyte globulin is the gamma…
- Fear of blushing An abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…
- EM (electron microscope) A microscope in which an electron beam replaces light to form the image. EM stands for electron microscope…
- MRDM Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus. See: Tropical diabetes
- Colorblindness The inability to perceive colors in a normal fashion. The most common forms of colorblindness are inherited…
- Vanishing bone syndrome An inherited form of osteolysis -- the destruction of bone. There are several such syndromes. In one form of…
- Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths in the larynx on the vocal…
- Tophaceous gout A chronic form of gout. Nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft tissue…
- Bevacizumab Generic name for a monoclonal antibody anticancer drug. See: Avastin