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Complicated grief
Grief that is complicated by adjustment disorders (especially depressed and anxious mood or disturbed emotions and behavior), major depression, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder are Complicated grief is identified by the…
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Show more- Strait 1. (adjective) Narrow or confined. As in straitjacket. 2. (noun) A narrow passageway. As in the pelvic strait.
- Otoacoustic emission test A physician specialized in diagnosing and treating diseases of the head and neck, especially those involving…
- Headache, Hogwarts See: Hogwarts headache
- St. Louis encephalitis A disease caused by a virus (first observed in Illinois in 1932) transmitted from birds to the common Culex…
- DT immunization DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals…
- Edwards syndrome Trisomy 18 syndrome. Children with the syndrome have an extra chromosome 18 with a characteristic pattern of…
- Jejunum Part of the small intestine. It is half-way down the small intestine between its duodenum and ileum sections…
- Facial nerve The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Hypocalcemia Lower-than-normal blood calcium. Low blood calcium makes the nervous system highly irritable with tetany…
- Frozen shoulder Frozen shoulder: Constant severe limitation of the range of motion of the shoulder due to scarring around the…
- Centimeter (cm) A unit of measure in the metric system which is 1/100'th of a meter. There are 2.54 centimeters (cms) in one…
- Very low calorie diet (VLCD) The Very low calorie diet (VLCD) is a doctor-supervised weight loss plan that uses commercially prepared…