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Conn syndrome
Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone (pronounced al-do-ster-one) by a tumor that contains tissue resembling that normally present in the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland. The excess aldosterone results in a potassium level…
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Show more- LMP Abbreviation for 'last menstrual period.' By convention, pregnancies are dated in weeks starting from the…
- Lederberg See: Lederberg, Joshua
- Orthopox The family of viruses to which belongs vaccinia, the virus that causes smallpox. Other members of the…
- Motherese The language spoken, all over the world, by mothers to their babies, before and after birth. Motherese is the…
- Subacute Rather recent onset or somewhat rapid change. The term 'subacute' is used in contrast to acute which…
- Replacement, total hip Replacement, total hip: Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed…
- Eosinophilic leukocyte See: Eosinophil
- Warble A small hard nodule produced by the larva of a fly that has penetrated the skin. The warble can be…
- Norovirus A group of viruses that are a common cause of food poisoning and acute gastroenteritis ('stomach flu') that…
- In Abbreviation for inch
- Teleology The study of the ultimate purpose of the design of something in nature. For example, 'what is the true…
- Vitamin E Alpha-tocopherol, an antioxidant vitamin which binds oxygen free radicals that can cause tissue damage…