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Akinetic mutism
A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has 'sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile…
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Show more- Test, rapid strep A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are present in the…
- Lymphocyte A small white blood cell (leukocyte) that plays a large role in defending the body against disease…
- Lateral femoral cutaneous mononeuropathy See: Meralgia paresthetica
- Gua sha See: Gua-sha
- Hallux What the ancient Romans called the big toe. Since hallux was a good enough word for the big toe among the…
- Rate, basal metabolic A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated…
- Inkblot test A test used in clinical psychology and psychiatry involving inkblots. The inkblots are used to determine what…
- BPD Stands for Borderline Personality Disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability…
- Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy…
- Vomiting of pregnancy, pernicious Medically known as hyperemesis gravidarum, this is excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. By definition…
- Mycobacterium ulcerans The bacterium that causes Buruli ulcer. Mycobacterium ulcerans is a member of the family of bacteria that…
- Auditory disease, central A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the…