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Show more- Cinacalcet A drug that acts as a calcimimetic and that is marketed under the trade name Sensipar. For more information…
- Parainfluenza A disease due to an acute respiratory infection caused by a parainfluenza virus. Parinfluenza occurs usually…
- Serum The clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood. Serum differs from plasma, the liquid portion of…
- N-nitroso-fenfluramine A variant of fenfluramine. See: Fenfluramine
- Syndrome, TMJ Disorder of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) causing pain usually in front of the ear. Pain in the TMJ can…
- Cramping leg pain A serious disease characterized by inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). The vessels…
- Medication, anti-platelet Platelet-blocking drugs. Drugs that, like aspirin, reduce the tendency of platelets in the blood to clump and…
- Pseudoexfoliation syndrome An eye condition that often leads to glaucoma. Called the pseudoexfoliation syndrome because deposits on the…
- Saccade Abrupt rapid small movements of both eyes, such as when the eyes scan a line of print. The saccades can be…
- Hypochondroplasia Hypochondroplasia is a type of short-limb dwarfism with shortening especially of the ends of the limbs…
- Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) prevention In many cases, a person may have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a neurological event with the symptoms of…
- PKD Short for phenylketonuria. See: Phenylketonuria.