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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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- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A…
- Syncope, situational The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. The situations that trigger this…
- Magic bullet Or, sometimes, silver bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term…
- Tubes The 'tubes' are medically known as the Fallopian tubes. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side…
- Fever, cat scratch A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The disease…
- Asystole A dire form of cardiac arrest in which the heart stops beating -- there is no systole -- and there is no…
- Pacemaker Pacemaker: A system that sends electrical impulses to the heart in order to set the heart rhythm. The…
- Jugular vein, external The more superficial of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and…
- Disorder, mathematics A condition characterized by math skills that are significantly below normal, given the person's age…
- Kilobase Unit of length of DNA equal to 1000 nucleotide bases
- Rib, false One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…