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Symptoms, withdrawal
Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has the capability of producing physical dependence. Common withdrawal symptoms include sweating, tremor, vomiting, anxiety, insomnia, and…
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Show more- Incase A term once used to refer to the medical case of an inpatient
- Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase def. Se: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality…
- Genome, Bos taurus See: Bovine genome
- OR (abbreviation) Stands for 'operating room'. A facility equipped for performing surgery. OR is sometimes written O.R.
- Enteritis, regional Crohn's disease by another name, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine primarily in the small and…
- Tumor, sweat gland A benign (harmless) skin tumor called a syringoma that derives from cells related to sweat glands. (These…
- Prothrombin mutation 20210A See: Prothrombin mutation G20210A
- Listeria A group of bacteria capable of causing miscarriage (spontaneous abortion), stillbirth and premature birth and…
- Chemotherapy, topical Chemotherapy, topical: Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to…
- ALS5 See: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5
- Hematoma, subcutaneous A bruise
- Cide A type of bacteria that is the most common agent of gas gangrene and can also cause food poisoning as well as…