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Akinetic mutism
A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has 'sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute. immobile…
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Show more- Organ failure The failure of an essential system in the body. Multiple organ failure is the failure of two or more systems…
- Balanitis Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis. Inflammation of the foreskin is called posthitis…
- Menstrual irregularity The normal menstrual cycle is about four weeks long, and often follows the phases of the moon. Its length…
- Hypospadias A birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge…
- Abiotrophy Loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. For example, cerebellar abiotrophy may affect…
- Emergency code While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Laying on of hands In alternative medicine, an ancient method of healing by touching a person with the hands or palms, usually…
- NIGMS Stands for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Amino acid One of the 20 building blocks of protein. The sequence of amino acids in a protein and, hence, the function…
- Change of life The change of life is the menopause, the time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop…
- Brown, Louise The world's first test-tube baby, conceived by in vitro fertilization and born on July 25, 1978
- Acute respiratory disease A sudden condition in which breathing is difficult and the oxygen levels in the blood abruptly drop lower…