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Coughing syncope
The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in plain English, fainting. The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse and include having blood drawn, straining while…
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- Proteomics The study of the proteome, the complete set of proteins produced by a species, using the technologies of…
- Hallucinogen A drug that causes hallucinations (profound distortions in a person's perceptions of reality). Under the…
- Propositus A male through whom a family medically comes to light (is first ascertained). Also called the proband or…
- Polycythemia Too many red blood cells. The opposite of anemia. Polycythemia formally exists when the hemoglobin, red blood…
- Bromoderma A skin eruption brought on by chronic exposure to bromine. Essentially an allergic reaction to bromine. There…
- New Engl J Med The New England Journal of Medicine
- Jordi Casals-Ariet See: Casals-Ariet, Jordi
- Laryngeal nerve palsy Paralysis of the larynx (voice box) caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its parent nerve…
- Nerve cell See: Neuron
- Crapulence Sickness or indisposition resulting from an excess of drinking (or eating). Crapulence is an almost exact…
- Lunula 1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2. Any small crescent- or moon-shaped…