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DASH diet
An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH 'combination diet' has been shown to decrease the blood pressure and so helps prevent and control high blood…
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Show more- In-the-canal hearing aid A hearing instrument custom designed to fit in the ear canal. It protrudes slightly into the outer ear and so…
- Cluster headache Headache: A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as migrainous neuralgia. There are two main…
- Blast phase Refers to advanced chronic myelogenous leukemia. In this phase, the number of immature, abnormal white blood…
- Homeopathy A system of therapy based on the concept that disease can be treated with drugs (in minute doses) thought…
- Diabetes Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus and diabetes…
- Injure To harm, hurt, or wound. The word injure may be in physical or emotional sense. Treadmill machines may injure…
- Restless legs See: Restless leg syndrome
- Stomach 1. The sac-shaped digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upper part of the…
- Macerate To soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion, as occurs with a stillborn. The word…
- Facial canal introitus In anatomy, an introitus is an entrance, one that goes into a canal or hollow organ. The introitus of the…
- Gram calorie See: Calorie
- Lyme disease Lyme disease: Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium called a 'spirochete.' Lyme disease…