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Raeder's syndrome
A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common pattern of cluster headache is termed 'episodic' and is characterized by 1-3 short attacks of pain each day around the eyes, clustered…
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- Jejunostomy A surgical operation to create an opening of the jejunum (a part of the (a part of the small intestine) to a…
- Family, extended See: Extended family
- Meningococcal infection Infection with the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. (Neisseria was formerly called Meningococcus and the…
- Suicide, physician-assisted See: Physician-assisted suicide
- IgE Immunoglobulin E, a class of immunoglobulins that includes the antibodies elicited by an allergic substance…
- Cowpox A mild skin disease of milk cows, principally confined to the udder and teats, that may be contracted by…
- Clinical trials Clinical trials: Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices by…
- VAQTA See: Varus.
- Virginal membrane A thin membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening. This fold of mucous membrane is…
- GOLD The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), a collaborative project of the US National…
- Hepatitis A Inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). HAV is usually transmitted from person to…