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Therapy, estrogen replacement (ERT)
Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of menopause such as hot flashes, disturbed sleep, and vaginal dryness. ERT can prevent osteoporosis, a consequence of lowered…
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Show more- Dorsum The back or posterior side of a structure. 'Dorsum' is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to…
- Insomnia, intermittent Insomnia that occurs from time to time and each time lasts less than a week or two. Intermittent insomnia may…
- Hypercalcemia A higher-than-normal level of calcium in the blood. This can cause a number of nonspecific symptoms…
- Drain, JP See: JP drain
- Nasal passage The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny…
- Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth See: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Diseases, Infectious, Nat'l Inst of Allergy & Allergy and (NIAID): This is one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. In formal terms, the…
- ErbB See: EGFR
- Indifferent gonad In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be…
- Meningitis, Kernig sign of This clinical hallmark of meningitis, inflammation of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and…
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn Abnormal breakup of red blood cells in the fetus or newborn. This is usually due to antibodies made by the…
- Chagas disease An infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Also called American trypanosomiasis. Transmitted by…