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Cerebrovascular accident
In many cases, a person may have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a neurological event with the symptoms of a stroke, but the symptoms go away within a short period of time. This is often caused by the narrowing or ulceration of the…
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- Cephalic Relating to the head or the head end of the body. Situated on, in, or near the head. Cephalic is synonymous…
- Pott's disease An old term for tuberculosis of the spine that caused softening and collapse of the vertebrae, often…
- ASCUS An acronym for Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance. This term is used in the Bethesda System…
- Antinuclear antibody Antinuclear antibody: An unusual antibody that is directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell…
- Hysterectomy, abdominal Hysterectomy, abdominal: Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As…
- Sterilization, surgical Surgical sterilization is a contraceptive option for people who do not want children in the future. It is…
- Fever, shin bone Fever, shin bone: Called shin bone fever because it characteristically causes fever and pain in the legs…
- Sigma Theta Tau The international honor society for nursing. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate…
- Genome, Bos taurus See: Bovine genome
- Membranous gingivitis, acute This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Health, Aleut See: Artic health