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Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under 'Nyctalopia' from the Greek 'nyct' (night) + 'aloas' (obscure or blind) + 'opsis' (vision), the condition involves impaired vision in dim light and in the dark (but normal sight in…
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- Pain An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and…
- Locked-in syndrome A neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles in all parts of the body…
- Situs inversus totalis A condition in which there is complete right to left reversal (transposition) of the thoracic and abdominal…
- Therapy, human gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Race-based therapy See: Race-based drug
- Cranial nerve, ninth The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Impetigo Impetigo: A bacterial skin infection caused by the staphylococcus or, more rarely,streptococcus bacteria. The…
- Anthrax immunization Anthrax immunization: A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine…
- CA 27-29 A tumor marker similar to the CA 15-3 that is found in the blood of most breast cancer patients. CA 27-29…
- Willebrand-Juergens disease See: Von Willebrand disease
- TIPS TIPS stands for 'transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt.' It is a shunt (tube) placed between the…