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Low blood sugar
A low blood level of the sugar glucose. Also called hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia is only significant when it is associated with symptoms. It has many causes including drugs such as insulin, liver disease, surgical absence of the stomach…
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Show more- Disorder, articulation See: Articulation disorder
- Fantod A state of nervous anxiety or irritability. Also an irritable outburst. Pronounced fan-todd
- Mega- (prefix) The combining form 'mega-' comes from the Greek 'megas', great or big and means abnormally large…
- Turner syndrome Turner syndrome: A chromosome disorder in females that is characterized by the absence of all or part of a…
- Deficiency, ceruloplasmin Lack of the protein ceruloplasmin from the blood and accumulation of iron in the pancreas, liver and brain…
- CT scan CT scan: Computerized tomography scan. Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that…
- Immunoglobulin M Abbreviated IgM. A major class of immunoglobulins. IgM includes the antibodies that are usually produced…
- Shinbone The larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The shinbone is anatomically…
- PX Medical abbreviation for prognosis
- Quadriceps reflex See: Knee jerk
- Jock itch Itch: A superficial fungus infection of the crotch and perineum known medically as tinea cruris. Good general…
- Gynecologist A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs. The word 'gynecologist'…