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Vitamin B12
A vitamin important for the normal formation of red blood cells and the health of the nerve tissues. Undetected and untreated vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to anemia and permanent nerve and brain damage. Pernicious anemia is a blood…
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- Tricho- (prefix) Pertaining to hair. As in trichobezoar (a hair ball), trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling)…
- Cymbalta Brand name for duloxetine hydrochloride, a drug approved by the FDA to treat major depresssion in adults and…
- Cancer, multiple myeloma A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumor cells…
- Membranous gingivitis, acute This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Medicine, travel Travel medicine: A branch of medicine that specializes in diseases and conditions that are acquired during…
- Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan See: Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur
- Stenotic Narrowed, as in a stenotic artery. From the Greek 'stenos' meaning narrow
- Isoform A protein that has the same function as another protein but which is encoded by a different gene and may have…
- Family planning, natural Also known as fertility awareness, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Fear of going to bed An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they…
- Mourning, public See: Public mourning