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Hand-arm vibration syndrome
A disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, specifically to the hands and forearms while using vibrating tools. Symptoms include numbness, tingling, and loss of nerve sensitivity. The hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is a…
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- Rodney K. Beals See: Beals, Rodney K.
- L- Abbreviation for levorotatory, applied to a chemical compound, as in l-dopa. Levorotary is opposed to…
- Exercise, aerobic Brisk physical activity requiring the heart and lungs to work harder to meet the body's increased oxygen…
- Muscular dystrophy, congenital A form of muscular dystrophy that is present at birth. Various types of congenital MD have been identified…
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of cancer of the breast…
- CCR5 A chemokine receptor found on monocytes and lymphocytes that serves as the coreceptor for HIV. HIV strains…
- Efferent vessel A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole
- Pachyonychia congenita, type 1 This is a form of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth) in which teeth are evident at birth. It…
- Test, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory A blood test for syphilis. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory is commonly abbreviated VDRL. A negative…
- Haemophilus influenzae genome See: H. flu genome
- Convulsion An abnormal, involuntary contraction of the muscles most typically seen with certain seizure disorders. The…