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Epistaxis
Medical term for nosebleed. The nose is a part of the body that is very rich in blood vessels (vascular) and is situated in a vulnerable position on the face. As a result, any trauma to the face can cause bleeding which may be profuse…
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Show more- Cadaver A dead human body that may be used by physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease…
- Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic The most common form of leukemia in adults, in which the lymphocytes may look fairly normal but are not fully…
- Phantom limb syndrome The perception of sensations, usually including pain, in an arm or leg after the limb has been amputated. The…
- Antipsychotic A medication (or another measure) that is believed to be effective in the treatment of psychosis. For…
- Enzootic Endemic in animals. An enzootic disease is constantly present in an animal population, but usually only…
- Glanders A bacterial infection that causes a chronic debilitating disease of equids (horses, mules, and donkeys) as…
- Ectopic pregnancy Ectopic pregnancy: A pregnancy that is not in the uterus. The fertilized egg settles and grows in any…
- Leaded gasoline See: Tetraethyl lead
- Syndrome, Cushing The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing syndrome is an…
- Diabetic dermopathy A skin condition characteristic of diabetes involving light brown or reddish oval or round scaly patches…
- Scrofulous 1. Literally, relating to scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, particularly of the neck). 2…
- Uracil (U) A nucleotide base and one member of the A-U (adenine-uracil) base pair in RNA. The other base pair in RNA is…