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Syncope, situational
The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. The situations that trigger this reaction are diverse, and include having blood drawn, straining while urinating or defecating, and coughing. It can also be due to the…
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- Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) A virus often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II stands for human…
- Typhus, European See: Typhus, epidemic
- Mercaptopurine A drug that acts as an antimetabolite, interfering with the metabolism of purine bases and inhibiting the…
- Cochlear Pertaining to the cochlea, the organ of hearing
- Succenturiate In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or accessory to an organ. For example, see Succenturiate…
- Colpotomy A surgical incision in the vagina. The -tomy part of the word comes from the Greek tome meaning cutting
- Wimmin The term used to describe the rate of heat loss on the body resulting from the combined effect of low…
- Diabetes Diabetes: Refers to diabetes mellitus or, less often, to diabetes insipidus. Diabetes mellitus and diabetes…
- Thrombotic disease due to protein C deficiency Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Intraocular melanoma An eye cancer in which the malignant cells arise in the part of the eye called the uvea. The uvea includes…
- Laparotomy An operation to open the abdomen. The word 'laparotomy' was first used to designate this operation in 1878 by…