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- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy A technique for shattering stones such as kidney stones or gallstones with a shock wave produced outside the…
- Blood sugar, low The sugar here is glucose. Low blood glucose constitutes hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is only significant when…
- Aphasia, acquired epileptiform See Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Anemia, refractory Anemia (a shortage of red blood cells) unresponsive to treatment
- Overweight The term 'overweight' is used in two different ways. In one sense it is a way of saying imprecisely that…
- Absorbed dose In radiology, the amount of energy that is deposited in any material by ionizing radiation. The unit of…
- Adult-onset Still disease Although Still disease was first described in children, it is known to begin in adults (rarely). Of all…
- Psychology, clinical A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance…
- Innervation The nerve supply, usually to a specific part of the body. The innervation of the cornea is dense
- Somatization The process by which psychologic distress is expressed as physical symptoms. Somatization is an unconscious…