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Disease, Norwalk
Disease due to Norwalk virus, not one but a family of small round viruses that are an important cause of viral gastroenteritis (viral inflammation of the stomach and intestines). Norwalk disease is a significant contributor to illness in…
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Show more- Toxin, botulinum See: Botulinum toxin
- Neurone A variant spelling of neuron. Sometimes preferred in the UK, as in 'His suffering from motor neurone disease…
- Regress To return or go back, particularly to return to a pattern of behavior or level of skill characteristic of a…
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: An inherited disorder that results in low or no production of a protein…
- Ureaplasma A bacterium that commonly infects the urogenital tract and can cause premature birth or spontaneous abortion…
- Eyes, spots in front of the Also known as 'floaters', blurry spots that drift in front of the eyes but do not block vision. The blur is…
- Glucose Glucose: The simple sugar (monosaccharide) that serves as the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is…
- Hematoma, intracerebral See: Intracerebral hematoma
- Second cranial nerve The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…
- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency See: MCAD deficiency
- Activities of daily living (ADLs) The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as…
- Infection, middle ear Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…