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Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome: A tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics, probably based on differences in or damage to the basal ganglia of the brain. Tourette syndrome usually emerges between the ages of 6 and 18…
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Show more- Abscess, skin See: Skin abscess
- EPO test A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney…
- Lavage Washing out. Gastric lavage is washing out the stomach, for example, to remove drugs or poisons
- Body habitus The physique or body build. For example: 'The metabolic complications most commonly reported (with HIV…
- Allograft The transplant of an organ or tissue from one individual to another of the same species with a different…
- RNA virus, negative-strand See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- Dysphoric mania The concurrent presence of symptoms of depression and mania together. Also called Mixed bipolar state
- Stone, kidney Kidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of…
- Bilateral pneumonia See: Pneumonia, bilateral
- Air bag A bag that fills with air, designed for frontal impact crashes, the kind of crashes which account for more…
- Inguinal Having to do with the groin.
- Bowel Another name for the intestine. The small bowel and the large bowel are the small intestine and large…