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- Coma Coma: A state of deep unarousable unconsciousness. Coma may occur as the result of numerous causes including…
- Umami The taste of substances such as glutamate and monosodium glutamate (MSG) that are found in foods like…
- Infection, nosocomial An infection acquired in a hospital. Specifically an infection that was not present or incubating prior to…
- Niacin deficiency See: Pellagra
- Ductal carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of cancer…
- Neuroma, optic A benign tumor of the optic nerve
- Disease, Fahr This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by…
- Lyophilization A process by which material is rapidly frozen and dehydrated under high vacuum
- Rheumatism, localized Rheumatism confined to a specific location, such as bursitis and tendonitis
- Albino A person with albinism. The term was first applied by the Portuguese to people in West Africa who may have…
- Rate, mortality A death rate. There are a number of different types of mortality rates as, for examples, the following: >…