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CPEO
Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Slowly progressive paralysis of certain eye muscles. See also: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
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Show more- Hypophosphatemia A less than normal blood level of phosphate. The opposite of hyperphosphatemia.
- Pediatric arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Cholangitis, primary sclerosing See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- MMWR The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a weekly scientific publication prepared and published by the CDC…
- Masticate To chew, grind, or pulverize food (or something else) until it turns to pulp. From the Latin masticare, from…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
- Hypercalciuria Excess calcium in the urine
- Pneumopericardium Air or gas in the space between the heart and the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart.
- Cerebral edema Edema: Accumulation of excessive fluid in the substance of the brain. The brain is especially susceptible to…
- Spongiform encephalopathy and cerebral amyloidosis See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Pneumothorax Pneumothorax: Free air in the chest outside the lung. Pneumothorax can occur spontaneously ('out of the…
- Burn treatment The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally…