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Pseudotumor cerebri
Pseudotumor cerebri: Increased pressure within the brain in the absence of a tumor. Symptoms may include headache, nausea, vomiting, pulsating intracranial noises, singing in the ears, double vision, loss of visual accuracy, and even…
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- Vaccination, Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) Immunization designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Functional scoliosis A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Bone, calf Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…
- Hidradenitis suppurativa This is an illness characterized by multiple abscesses that form under the arm pits and in the groin area
- Achondrogenesis, Langer-Saldino type See: Achondrogenesis type II
- Drill, dental A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…
- ApoE Abbreviation for apolipoprotein E, a gene that codes for a protein component of lipoproteins (complexes of…
- Formication The illusion or hallucination that ants or other insects are creeping on or under the skin. Formication is a…
- Snowblindness A burn of the cornea (the clear front surface of the eye) by ultraviolet B rays (UVB). Also called radiation…
- Aortic aneurysm An outpouching (a local widening) of the largest artery in the body, the aorta, involving that vessel in its…
- Voluntary Done in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of involuntary. The terms…