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Tetany
>Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), >Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), >Cramps, and >Laryngospasm (spasm of the larynx, the voice box). Tetany characteristically is considered to result from a severe degree of…
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Show more- Proctitis Inflammation of the rectum. This may be due to a considerable number of causes, among them infectious agents…
- Globus pallidus A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The globus pallidus is part of what is called the lentiform…
- Syndrome, fetal alcohol (FAS) The sum total of a person's problems caused by maternal alcohol intake during pregnancy
- Post-term Overly mature, overly developed, especially as regards a baby that has not been born until well after the…
- Q.n.s. On a lab report, q.n.s. (or qns or QNS) means Quantity Not Sufficient. Not enough blood, urine or whatever to…
- Alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase A liver enzyme known, for short, as AGXT. See: AGXT
- Royal Society, the Nerable scientific society in England which in 1665 published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the…
- Lilliputian hallucination An hallucination in which things, people, or animals seem smaller than they would be in real life…
- Abstinence The voluntary self-denial of food, drink, or sex. Today, abstinence most commonly refers to denial of one's…
- Occlude 1 To close, obstruct, or prevent the passage. To occlude an artery is to occlude the flow of blood. 2 To…
- Endometrial ablation Removal of the lining of the womb. Removing the uterine lining decreases menstrual flow or stops it…
- Medicare Part B The Medicare program that covers physician and outpatient services. Medicare is the United States…