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Meralgia paresthetica
Meralgia paresthetica: Entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of the thigh. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve becomes entrapped as it passes under the ligament of the groin. The pressure on the…
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- Temporal-lobe epilepsy Epilepsy that is characterized by abnormal electrical activity in the temporal lobe of the brain. This…
- Arsenic >Breathing workplace air with sawdust or burning smoke from wood containing arsenic >Ingesting contaminated…
- True cramp A cramp that involves part or all of a single muscle or group of muscles that usually act together such as…
- Inheritance, Y-linked Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Hypnic headache A relatively rare form of headache disorder in which the patient is awakened from sleep nightly, usually…
- Gene, evolutionarily conserved A gene that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. Conservation of a gene indicates that it…
- Allopathic medicine The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different…
- Tampon A tampon is a pack or pad used to plug, to stanch, to stop the flow of blood or other fluids. The tampon may…
- Lipectomy, suction-assisted Another name for liposuction, the surgical removal of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most…
- Stone, tonsil A tiny stone (calculus) in the tonsils. These stones, called tonsilloliths, are found within little pockets…
- Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant Cystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant: A late onset disorder characterized by the progressive development…