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Bereavement
The period after a loss during which grief is experienced and mourning occurs. The time spent in a period of bereavement depends on how attached the person was to the person who died, and how much time was spent anticipating the loss
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- Menetrier disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. An inherited form…
- Abuse, substance See: Substance abuse
- Oligomenorrhea A reduction in number of menstrual periods and/or amount of menstrual flow.
- Ascites Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen. Ascites can occur as a result of a number of conditions, including…
- AHC Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis: Distention of the kidney with urine. Due to obstruction of urine outflow (for example, by a…
- Verruca A wart by another name, a local growth of the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis) caused by a virus. The…
- Sigmoid volvulus See: Volvulus
- Purpura, thrombotic thrombocytopenic (TTP) A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis (plugging) of the small blood vessels in the…