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Dental pain (toothache)
The most common cause of a toothache is a dental cavity. The second most common is gum disease. Toothache can be caused by a problem that does not originate from a tooth or the jaw
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- Mm Abbreviation for millimeters. For example, mm Hg means millimeters of mercury, the height of a column of…
- Paralysis, facial nerve Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- Persantine thallium scan A type of myocardial perfusion scan done to disclose any areas of the heart muscle that may not be getting…
- Histamine cephalalgia A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Dieldrin A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Chloroacetophenone A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Multislice computed tomography See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Loss-of-function mutation A mutation that results in reduced or abolished protein function. Gain-of-function mutations,which are much…
- RECOMBIVAX-HB A vaccine against hepatitis B (hep B) to stimulate the body's immune system to produce antibodies against the…
- Pathologist, speech-language See: Speech-language pathologist
- Chorionic gonadotropin, human A procedure for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. Chorionic villus sampling may be done between the eighth…