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Raynaud's disease
Condition resulting in skin discoloration of the fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in temperature (cold or hot) or to emotional events. This condition can occur alone or as a part of another disease (such as…
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Show more- Straightjacket See: Straitjacket
- Method, rhythm Also known as fertility awareness, natural family planning, and periodic abstinence, this approach to…
- Vocal cord, false See: False vocal cord
- Cardiac Having to do with the heart
- Body, amygdaloid See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Abortion, habitual The miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies. The abortion of 3 or more miscarriages (spontaneous…
- Skeleton, bones of the The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- Cannabis The botanical name for the plant from which marijuana comes. Its full name is Cannibis sativa. Use of…
- Afterbirth The placenta + the fetal membranes that are normally expelled from the uterus after the birth of the baby…
- Illness, acute An illness with an abrupt onset and usually a short course
- Mutation, somatic See: Somatic mutation.
- Pregnancy, acute fatty liver The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy carries the danger of damaging the fetus and causing fetal…