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Mononeuritis multiplex
Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex causes a loss of function of the muscle tissue that is innervated by the affected nerve. For example, sudden loss of ability to…
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- Tumor, desmoid See: Desmoid tumor
- Dilation The process of enlargement, stretching, or expansion. The word 'dilatation' means the same thing. Both come…
- Weasand 1. The windpipe (trachea). 2. More loosely, the throat. 'Cut his weasand with thy knife.' The Tempest…
- Negative clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is inferior to standard treatment. See: Clinical trials. See…
- Macular pucker Scar tissue in the macula, the area of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. The scar can blur and…
- Myoglobin The pigment in muscle that carries oxygen.
- Postphlebitic syndrome See: Post-thrombotic syndrome
- Luetic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old name…
- Cryocardioplegia Paralysis of the heart by cold (hypothermia)