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Migrainous neuralgia
A distinctive syndrome of headaches, today better known as cluster headache. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache -- the episodic and the chronic: > >Episodic: This is the most common pattern of cluster headache. It is…
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- Test, ovarian cancer CA 125 A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from…
- Hirsutism Having an overabundance of hair. A person with hirsutism is said to be hirsute (pronounced hir-suit)…
- Xiphoid process A pointed cartilage attached to the lower end of the breastbone or sternum, the smallest and lowest division…
- Phytonutrient The active health-protecting Currently, the terms 'phytonutrient' and 'phytochemical' are being used…
- Frigidity Failure of a female to respond to sexual stimulus; aversion on the part of a woman to sexual intercourse…
- Diarrhea Diarrhea: A familiar phenomenon with unusually frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements, excessive watery…
- Venereal wart A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging…
- Red cells Short for red blood cells, the oxygen/carbon dioxide carrying cells in blood. Also known acronymically as…
- Zooparasite A living parasite, such as a worm or protozoa
- Radical neck dissection A surgical procedure involving the removal of a tumor from the neck with an additional margin of normal…