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Hypnic headache
A relatively rare form of headache disorder in which the patient is awakened from sleep nightly, usually between 1 and 3am, with intense dull or throbbing pain over the whole head. Each episode may last up to 1 hour and be associated with…
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- Premenstrual Just before the start of menstruation. As in a premenstrual headache
- Thermometer, ear A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by…
- Transplant, liver See: Liver transplant
- Balanitis Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis. Inflammation of the foreskin is called posthitis…
- Mucosa Having to do with a mucous membrane. For example, the oral mucosa.
- Mutagen Something capable of causing a gene-change. Among the known mutagens are radiation, certain chemicals and…
- Video-assisted resection Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…
- Isolate A group in which mating is always between members of the group. For example, the Amish.
- Syndrome, Churg-Strauss See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
- DEHP A softener for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a plastic polymer used in a wide array of products. Unplasticized…
- Daughter 1. A female offspring. 2. A female adopted child. 3. A product of radioactive decay. 4. A cell resulting from…