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Ankle twist
See: Ankle sprain
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Show more- Mononeuritis multiplex Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex…
- Idiopathy A disease or medical condition of unknown origin or which has no apparent cause. As in the idiopathy of…
- Renal pelvis The area at the center of the kidney. Urine collects here and is funneled into the ureter
- LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) PCR
- Eye Institute, National ): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research…
- Syndrome, premenstrual See Premenstrual syndrome
- Alveolar hydatid disease >By directly ingesting food contaminated with stool from foxes or coyotes. This might include grass, herbs…
- Disease, Minamata A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay…
- Ramus of the mandible One of the two prominent, projecting back parts of the horseshoe-shaped lower jaw bone
- Emetic Something that causes emesis, that makes you want to vomit. For example, ipecac is an emetic. From the Greek…