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Calcium excess
Overly high intake of calcium that can result in elevated levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia). This can cause muscle weakness and constipation, affect the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart (heart block), lead to…
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- VBAC Vaginal Birth After Cesarian section. Although the abbreviation VBAC (pronounced VEE-back) does not appear in…
- Immunodeficiency Inability to mount a normal immune response. Immunodeficiency can be due to a genetic disease or acquired as…
- Cider vinegar diet The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of…
- Mammogram Mammogram: An X-ray of the breast with the breast in a device that compresses and flattens it. There are two…
- Throat The throat is the anterior (front) portion of the neck beginning at the back of the mouth, consisting…
- Migraine, classic Migraine with aura. Accounts for no more than most 20% of migraines. See Migraine
- Aspirin A good example of a tradename that entered into the language, Aspirin was once the Bayer trademark for…
- Nerve, vagus A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea…
- Gland, Cowper's See: Bulbourethral gland
- Apert syndrome acrocephalosyndactyly An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull, face and hands and feet. There is premature closure…
- Avulse To separate or tear away a body part, as from an accident or surgery. While playing football, he avulsed a…