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Syndrome, adult respiratory distress
Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
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- STD Sexually transmitted disease
- Allergic reaction The hypersensitive response of the immune system of an allergic individual to a substance. When an allergen…
- Sulphonylurea A triptan drug for the treatment of migraine. Marketed under the brand name Imitrex.
- Artery disease, coronary See: Coronary artery disease
- Fusiform Formed like a spindle, wider in the middle and tapering toward the ends. An aneurysm may be fusiform. The…
- Vertebra, prominent The 7th cervical (neck) vertebra (C7) is sometimes called the prominent vertebra because of the length of its…
- Migraine aura Sensory phenomena that may occur before a migraine. Visual auras may include flashing lights, geometric…
- Cancer, breast, familial A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of…
- Stockholm syndrome Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent…
- Cell fusion The melding of two or more cells into one cell called a heterokaryon. A heterokaryon may reproduce itself for…
- Western medicine Conventional medicine, as distinct for instance from traditional Chinese medicine