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Acute abdomen
The abrupt (acute) onset of abdominal pain. A potential medical emergency, an acute abdomen may reflect a major problem with one of the organs in the abdomen such as the appendix (being inflamed = appendicitis), the gallbladder (inflamed =…
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Show more- Acupressure The application of pressure on specific points on the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea…
- Nephrosis Non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic disease of the kidney. Nephrosis an be caused by kidney disease, or it may…
- Kiddie-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Evertor A muscle that turns a part toward the outside. To evert is to turn outward or turn inside out. From the Latin…
- Reading retardation Reading retardation means impaired ability to read. Reading retardation is an impairment that may, for…
- LAAM Levo-alpha acetyl methadol, an alternative to methadone that blocks the effects of opiates for up to 72 hours…
- Plaque psoriasis The most common form of psoriasis -- about 80% of people with psoriasis have this type. Plaque psoriasis can…
- Hydrocephalus, congenital Hydrocephalus present at birth
- Ichthyosis-keratitis-deafness syndrome See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
- Prostatectomy, perineal See: Perineal prostatectomy
- Germ line 1. The sequence of cells which develop into eggs and sperm. 2. Inherited material that comes from the eggs or…
- Comminuted fracture A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> Note that…