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Hyperemesis gravidarum
Excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum, by definition, leads to the loss of 5% or more of the body weight of the woman. Hyperemesis gravidarum affects about one in every 300 pregnant women. It is more common in young…
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- Circulation The movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the noun 'circulation' does not necessarily…
- Liver spot A pigmented flat spot on sun-exposed skin in older adults, especially on the back of the hands and on the…
- Diverticulosis Diverticulosis: Diverticulosis is the condition of having diverticula, small outpouchings from the large…
- Ear puncture Puncture of the ear drum may be due to an accident for example when something is stuck into the ear. Or it…
- Colitis, ulcerative A relatively common disease that causes inflammation of the large intestine (the colon). The cause is…
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- Ventricle, right The ventricles are the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives…