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Deficiency, magnesium
Can occur due to inadequate intake or impaired intestinal absorption of magnesium. Low magnesium (hypomagnesemia) is often associated with low calcium (hypocalcemia) and potassium (hypokalemia) levels. Deficiency of magnesium causes…
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- Adenosine A nucleoside containing adenine as its base. Adenosine acts to dilate the coronary arteries and is employed…
- Fever, trench Fever, trench: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it…
- Fovea In the eye, a tiny pit located in the macula of the retina that provides the clearest vision of all. Only in…
- Nasal decongestant A drug that shrinks the swollen membranes in the nose, making it easier to breath. Decongestants can be taken…
- Reaction, vasovagal See: Vasovagal reaction
- Pneuma The life-giving principle. According to the school of medicine in ancient Alexandria, life was associated…
- Cor The Latin word for the heart. For example, cor pulmonale is heart disease that results from abnormally high…
- Thalassemia minor Also called thalassemia trait, thalassemia minor is the carrier state for beta thalassemia. People who are…
- Brain biopsy Biopsy of the brain. Removal of a small piece of tissue from the brain for diagnostic purposes. One way the…
- Migraine headache Migraine headache: The most common type of vascular headache involving abnormal sensitivity of arteries in…
- Resistance, pulmonary The opposition of the respiratory tree to air flow