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Bromism
A disease caused by chronic exposure to bromine or one of its compounds. Bromism is characterized by mental dullness, memory loss, slurred speech, tremors, ataxia and muscular weakness, a transitory state resembling paranoid schizophrenia…
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Show more- Medial meniscus of the knee The word 'meniscus' refers to a crescent-shaped structure. The medial meniscus of the knee is a thickened…
- Kinship Relationship by marriage or, specifically, a blood tie.
- Failure to thrive (FTT) Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is no official…
- Diabetes, non-insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- Malattia leventinese An hereditary form of macular degeneration that results in progressive and irreversible visual loss. This…
- Deafness with goiter Deafness with goiter: See Pendred syndrome
- Marrow The bone marrow
- Unit, international (IU) An international unit (IU) is an internationally accepted amount of a substance. This type of measure is used…
- Ascus An elongated spore case containing the spores of certain fungi including yeast
- Sydenham chorea An acute neurologic disorder that emerges several months following a streptococcal ('strep') infection, most…
- PA (posteroanterior) In anatomy, PA stands for posteroanterior: from back-to-front. For example, a PA X-ray of the chest is taken…
- Admission Entry. As a patient admission (into a hospital). The opposite of admission in this context is discharge