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Goose bump
A temporary local change in the skin when it becomes rougher due to erection of little muscles, as from cold, fear, or excitement. The chain of events leading to this skin change starts with a stimulus such as cold or fear. That stimulus…
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- Placebo response A positive medical response to taking a placebo, a sham medication as if it were an active medication. Up to…
- Adverse effect A harmful or abnormal result. An adverse effect may be caused by administration of a medication or by…
- Mild cognitive impairment Abbreviated MCI. A brain disorder in which thinking abilities are mildly impaired. Individuals with mild…
- Deafness and keratopachydermia See Keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome.
- Poly1 isomerase An enzyme also known as Pin1. See: Pin1
- Pulse, pistol-shot See: Pulse, water hammer
- Antidepressant >citalopram (Celexa, Cipramil) >escitalopram oxalate (Cipralex, Lexapro) >fluvoxamine maleate (Luvox)…
- Phytodermatitis Inflammation of the skin caused by a plant. The basic clinical patterns of phytodermatitis are allergic…
- Bone, wing Familiar term for the scapula, also called the shoulder blade or blade bone, the flat triangular bone at the…
- Slipped elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Geriatrics The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and…