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Deafness, nonsyndromic
A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the thigh or leg. The clot can break off as an embolus and make its way to the lung, where it can cause respiratory distress and respiratory failure. Deep vein thrombosis is sometimes called the…
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Show more- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Intolerance, food Difficulty in digesting a food. Common offenders include milk products, wheat and other grains that contain…
- Sac, dural See: Dural sac
- STD Sexually transmitted disease
- Alprazolam Alprazolam: A benzodiazepine sedative that causes dose-related depression of the central nervous system…
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Abbreviated as DISH. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a…
- Venereal disease A disease that is contracted and transmitted by sexual contact, caused by microorganisms that survive on the…
- Atopy The genetic tendency to develop the classic allergic diseases -- atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis (hay…
- Tassinari syndrome Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins…
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type Lers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type: A genetic disorder characterized by extremely fragile and sagging…
- SAD A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting saddle. Also called a saddle sore.
- Chlortetracycline The first drug of the tetracycline family, to be introduced (in 1948). For more information, see: Tetracycline