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Thallium poisoning
Poisoning with the element thallium which enters the environment primarily from coal-burning and smelting. It stays in the air, water, and soil for a long time and is not broken down. It builds up in fish and shellfish. The major source of…
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- Braille system A system of raised-dot writing devised by Louis Braille (1809-1852) for the blind in which each letter is…
- Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome (APS) A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical features but characterized most often by…
- Condom, female Although the word 'condom' usually conjures up the male condom, there is a female condom. The Reality Female…
- Sequester 1. In medicine, to set apart, detach or separate a small portion of tissue from the rest. 2. In bone, for a…
- Shingles pain Shingles pain: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one…
- Ocular histoplasmosis syndrome An eye disease that is a leading cause of vision loss, due to the spread of spores of the fungus Histoplasma…
- Postpartum In the period just after delivery, as with postpartum depression. Postpartum refers to the mother and…
- Gephyrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of crossing bridges. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even…
- Gastroesophageal reflux The return of stomach contents back up into the esophagus This frequently causes heartburn because of…
- Fistulize To form or make a fistula, an abnormal passageway. As, for example, fistulizing Crohn's disease
- Lockjaw See Tetanus