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Aneurysm, arterial
An aneurysm involving an artery. As opposed to a venous aneurysm or a cardiac aneurysm. An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall…
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Show more- STI Abbreviation for: 1. Sexually transmitted infection. 2. Soft tissue infection. 3. Systolic time interval
- Sexual jealousy See: Othello syndrome
- Physiologic Something that is normal, neither due to anything pathologic nor significant in terms of causing illness
- Anomaly, congenital Anomaly, congenital: A birth defect. A malformation that occurs before birth and is present at birth
- Juvenile polyposis syndrome See: Juvenile polyposis
- Scorbutus Scurvy. Ascorbic acid was so-named because it prevents scorbutus (scurvy). See also: Paprika
- Induced disease by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- SPECT scan Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which a gamma camera rotates…
- Sociopathic personality See: Antisocial personality disorder
- Jenny Craig Jenny Craig is a diet program that originated in Australia in 1983 in Australia and started U.S. operations…
- Aldrin See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Fire ants Originally from S. America. Among the worst insect pests ever to invade the US. Red or yellowish ants of…