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Spinal cord disease in diabetes
Involvement of the spinal cord in people with diabetes. Most of the neurologic attention in diabetes mellitus has focused on distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) -- abnormalities of the peripheral nerves, in particular, the nerves to the…
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Show more- Contraindication >An absolute contraindication is a situation which makes a particular treatment or procedure absolutely…
- Joint, elbow Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Elbow dislocation See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Pes planum Flat feet
- Spiral fracture A fracture, sometimes called a torsion fracture, in which a bone has been twisted apart. NTER>
- Allergic reaction The hypersensitive response of the immune system of an allergic individual to a substance. When an allergen…
- Syndrome, tetraphocomelia-thrombocytopenia See Syndrome, TAR.
- Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Y Diseases (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- Ethmoid bone An irregularly shaped, spongy bone that provides the floor of the front part of the skull and the roof of the…
- Rate, neonatal mortality The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The…
- STI Abbreviation for: 1. Sexually transmitted infection. 2. Soft tissue infection. 3. Systolic time interval
- Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy A disorder evident at birth characterized by muscle weakness, contractures of multiple joints, and…