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Graves disease
Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. There are three components to Graves disease: > >Hyperthyroidism…
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Show more- Spasm A brief, automatic jerking movement. A muscle spasm can be quite painful, with the muscle clenching tightly…
- Photocoagulation The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser which produces light in the visible green wavelength that…
- Cyclooxygenase Abbreviated cox. See: Cox-1; Cox-2
- Therapy, biological Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- White-footed mouse A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- Nocturia Excessive urinating at night.
- Big bone disease See: Kashin-Beck disease
- Blood in semen Padding=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Ophthalmoplegia with ragged-red fibers See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Retroposition 1. Simple backward displacement of a structure or organ such as the uterus.2. In genetics, the integration of…
- Tyrosinemia type II A metabolic genetic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme tyrosine transaminase. The disease is…
- Globus minor The globus minor is the tail of the epididymis, a cordlike structure just behind the testis. The globus major…