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Barosinusitis
Sinus troubles, particularly with pain, due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when going up or down in a plane. Also called aerosinusitis or sinus barotrauma
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- Cancer symptoms Cancer symptoms: Abnormal sensations or conditions that persons can notice that are a result of a cancer. It…
- HPE Holoprosencephaly
- Palliate To treat partially and incompletely. To palliate a diseases is to treat it partially but not cure it…
- Fever, puerperal Fever that lasts for more than 24 hours within the first 10 days after a woman has had a baby. Puerperal…
- Tube, endotracheal A flexible plastic tube that is put in the mouth and then inserted down into the trachea (the airway). The…
- Accelerated phase of leukemia Refers to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that is progressing. The number of immature, abnormal white…
- Antioxidant Any substance that reduces oxidative damage (damage due to oxygen) such as that caused by free radicals. Free…
- Hormone, parathormone Hormone made by the parathyroid gland (behind the thyroid gland in the neck). Parathormone (pronounced…
- Fear of the number 13 A morbid fear of the number 13. Also known as triskaidekaphobia. Written reference to the superstitious fear…