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Hypomanic
Affected by hypomania, a condition similar to mania but less severe. Hypomanic episodes may resemble manic episodes in symptoms. But hypomanic episodes do not cause significant distress or greatly impair one's work, family, or social life…
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- Alactasia Lack of the enzyme lactase which is needed to digest the milk sugar lactose. See: Lactase deficiency
- Laughing gas Nitrous oxide, a gas that can cause general anesthesia. Nitrous oxide is sometimes given in the company of…
- Nodule, Heberden A small hard fixed bump on the finger, usually at the last joint of the finger. A Heberden nodule is a…
- Maple syrup urine disease Hereditary disease due to deficiency of an enzyme involved in amino acid metabolism, characterized by urine…
- Angelman syndrome Angelman syndrome: An important genetic syndrome characterized by severe motor and intellectual retardation…
- Dx Abbreviation standing for diagnosis, the determination of the nature of a disease. Dx may alternatively be…
- Hepatic hemangioma Hepatic hemangioma: A common benign tumor of the liver made up of small blood vessels. It is 4-6 times more…
- Osteoid osteoma A benign tumor of bone tissue. It emerges most often in the teens or 20s, and is found most frequently in the…
- Hyperactivity A higher than normal level of activity. An organ can be described as hyperactive if it is more active than…
- Sociopathic personality disorder See: Antisocial personality disorder