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Angioneurotic edema, hereditary
Edema, hereditary: A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born lacking an inhibitor protein (called C1 esterase inhibitor) that normally prevents activation of a cascade of…
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- Fever, chikungunya See: Chikungunya
- Ventriculopleural shunt A shunt that drains fluid from a cerebral ventricle into the pleural (chest) cavity. The shunt is designed to…
- Ergonomics The science of making things fit people instead of asking people to fit things. Ergonomics uses knowledge…
- Chromaesthesia See: Chromesthesia
- Thyroiditis, Hashimoto See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Nasal mucus A slippery fluid produced by the membranes lining the nose. Excessive nasal mucus is the basis of a runny…
- Scan, CAT Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Cruciate ligament, posterior The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees, which are awarded in the U.K. and other countries (such…
- Abiotic 1. Not associated with living organisms.2. Anything in the environment incapable of life, such as the soil or…