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Diabetes, adult-onset
Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
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- Hyperoxaluria An hereditary disorder that causes a special type of stone to form in the kidney and the urine beginning in…
- Homosexuality Sexuality directed toward someone of the same sex
- Viral particle See: Virion
- Cranial nerve, tenth The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Megrim Migraine. Usually periodic attacks of headaches on one or both sides of the head. Megrim (migraine) may be…
- P.o. Abbreviation meaning by mouth, orally (from the Latin 'per os', by mouth). One of a number of hallowed…
- Eosinophilia An abnormally high number of eosinophils in the blood. Normally, eosinophils constitute 1 to 3% of the…
- Hyperventilation Overbreathing. This can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, weakness, shortness of breath, a sense of…
- Ascending pathway A nerve pathway that goes upward from the spinal cord toward the brain carrying sensory information from the…