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Spasms, infantile
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- Leukoreduction A process used to filter and remove white blood cells from whole blood before transfusion. The reason why…
- Menstrual cycle The monthly cycle of changes in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus (endometrium), starting with the…
- Diabetes, non-insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- Surgical menopause Menopause: Menopause induced by surgery. Surgical menopause is a type of induced menopause: menopause due to…
- Retinal electrophysiologic testing See: Electrophysiologic retinal testing
- Retinal artery, central The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the…
- ADR Adverse drug reaction. See: Adverse reaction..
- Crocodile tears syndrome Spontaneous tearing in parallel with the normal salivation of eating. The crocodile tears syndrome occurs…
- Melanoma, ocular A malignant melanoma arising from a structure within the eye. The most common sites of origin are the…
- Pica A craving for something not normally regarded as nutritive. For example, dirt. Pica is a classic clue to iron…
- Infection, yeast Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and…