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Seizure, grand mal
See: Grand mal
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- Weighing, hydrostatic See: Underwater weighing
- Female external genitalia The external genital organs of the female, comprising the pudendum, clitoris, and female urethra
- Baldness, patchy Baldness, patchy: Patchy baldness. Also referred to as alopecia areata. Alopecia means baldness and areata…
- Gestalt therapy A psychotherapeutic concept that stresses understanding mental processes as holistic entities (gestalts)…
- Melanoderma Increased skin pigmentation, darkening of the skin. This is directly due to an increased amount of melanin…
- Miasmic Pertaining to a miasma, a poisonous vapor or mist that was once widely believed to be made up of particles…
- Heat stroke Heat stroke: A core body temperature that rises above 104°F (40°C) accompanied by hot, dry skin and central…
- Gamma knife A type of radiosurgery (radiation therapy) machine that acts by focusing low-dosage gamma radiation from many…
- Mean cell hemoglobin Hemoglobin: The average amount of hemoglobin in the average red cell. The mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) is a…