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Keshan disease
Condition caused by deficiency of the essential mineral selenium. Keshan disease is a potentially fatal form of cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle). It was first observed in Keshan province in China and since has been found…
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Show more- Cidal Suffix indicating killing, as in bacteriocidal (capable of killing bacteria) and in suicidal (the killing of…
- Urinary incontinence Urinary incontinence: The unintentional loss of urine. Inability to hold urine in the bladder due to loss of…
- Bones of the skeleton The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- Adoption medicine Medicine for the adopted child, including pre-adoption counseling and evaluation based on a child's medical…
- Courier In the drug trade, someone who internally conceals and transports an illicit drug. Also called a body packer…
- Left heart The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The left heart…
- Cell, beta (pancreatic) A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Hypermagnesemia Excess magnesium. Persons with impaired kidney function should be especially careful about their magnesium…
- Androgen A male sex hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics. The major…
- Female external genitalia The external genital organs of the female, comprising the pudendum, clitoris, and female urethra
- Apoptosis A form of cell death in which a programmed sequence of events leads to the elimination of cells without…
- SIDS with dysgenesis of testes Abbreviated SIDDT. For more, see: SIDDT