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Syndrome, Cushing
The constellation of symptoms and signs caused by an excess of cortisol hormone. Cushing syndrome is an extremely complex hormonal condition that involves many areas of the body. Common symptoms are thinning of the skin, weakness, weight…
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- BSA In medicine, not the Boy Scouts of America but the body surface area
- Disease, Kostmann A condition with a lack of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection)…
- ENT 1. Abbreviation for ears, nose and throat. A field of medicine also called otolaryngology. 2. Abbreviation…
- Gonorrhea A sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoea. Although gonorrhea is…
- Affective disorder, seasonal (SAD) Depression that tends to occur (and recur) as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. It is believed…
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma A type of kidney cancer that accounts for 15 to 20% of renal carcinomas. It occurs in both sporadic and…
- Plasma osmolarity The osmolarity of blood plasma, which is a measure of the hydration status. The plasma osmolarity is…
- Buprenorphine A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms…
- Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) An hereditary cancer syndrome which carries a very high risk of colon cancer and an above-normal risk…
- Perforation, nasal septum A hole in the nasal septum, the wall inside the nose that runs down the middle dividing it into two sides…
- Congenital lymphedema A condition present at birth in which excess fluid called lymph collects in tissues and causes swelling…