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Hyperglycemic response
A response resulting in a high blood sugar and specifically elevating the level of the sugar glucose in the blood. Hyperglycemia is often found in diabetes mellitus. It occurs when the body does not have enough insulin or cannot use the…
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Show more- Thyroid hormone A chemical substance made by the thyroid gland for export into the bloodstream. The thyroid gland needs…
- Brachytherapy, coronary artery A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute. The word bradycardia is logically…
- Pressor substance A substance that elevates the arterial blood pressure. For example, prostacyclin (prostaglandin PGI2) is a…
- Palate, soft The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Agoraphobia Agoraphobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of public places or open areas, especially those from which…
- Epiphenomenon 1. An additional symptom or condition that appears during the course of a disease. A doctor might ask if you…
- Liver transplantation, living donor See: Living donor liver transplantation
- Pinel system The policy of treating the mentally ill in hospitals and other institutions humanely and without the use of…
- Sternutation Sneezing; the sound of sneezing. When we sneeze, air is expelled with force from the nose (and from the…
- Systolic click-murmur syndrome See: Mitral valve prolapse
- Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A
- Gliadin A glycoprotein (a carbohydrate plus a protein) within gluten. Gliadin is found in wheat and some other…