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Spastic colitis
A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility) characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, mucous in stools, and irregular bowel habits with alternating diarrhea and constipation, symptoms…
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Show more- Intravenous (IV) 1) Into a vein. Intravenous (IV) antibiotics are a solution containing antibiotics that is administered…
- Vaccination, infectious hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis A.
- Thyroid hormones Chemical substances made by the thyroid gland, which is located in the front of the neck. This gland uses…
- UTI Urinary tract infection. (Not to be confused with URI: upper respiratory infection).
- Dioxin One of a number of poisonous petroleum-derived chemicals which are produced when herbicides (substances used…
- Hemizygous Having only a single copy of a gene instead of the customary two copies. All of the gene on the single X…
- Eye, no Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers…
- Trip Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine and for LSD
- Medial occipitotemporal gyrus See: Lingual gyrus
- Yeast vaginitis Yeast vaginitis: Infection of the vagina by a fungus known as Candida, characteristically causing itching…
- Licensed clinical social worker A social worker trained in psychotherapy who helps individuals deal with a variety of mental health and daily…
- Syndrome, hemolytic uremic See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome.