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Carboxyhemoglobinemia
The presence of carboxyhemoglobin in the blood. Carboxyhemoglobin, hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide bound to it, is formed in carbon monoxide poisoning, as from exhaust (such as from a car, truck, boat or generator), smoke from a fire…
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Show more- White blood cell count Kocyte count): The number of white blood cells (WBCs) in the blood. The WBC is usually measured as part of…
- Melanoma of the eye See: Intraocular melanoma
- Cancer, melanoma A skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes that can grow together to form benign (not cancerous)…
- Phantom vision Seeing images after total loss of eyesight
- Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth See Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Parasitosis Infestation or infection with parasites. See also: Delusional parasitosis
- Pachyderma Thick skin, like that of a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). From the Greek pachydermos…
- Lights, flashing A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…
- Code blue While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Tarantismo A neurological syndrome characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements caused by the…
- HMPV Human metapneumovirus
- PPAR Abbreviation for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor. There are 3 known subtypes of PPARs --…