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Tension
1) The pressure within a vessel, such as blood pressure: the pressure within the blood vessels. For example, elevated blood pressure is referred to as hypertension. 2) Stress, especially stress that is translated into clenched scalp…
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- PARK2 Familial Parkinson disease type 2
- Acid, trans fatty An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fat, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils…
- Local treatment Treatment that affects the tumor and the area close to it.
- Headache, tension A headache caused by contracting of the muscles in the back of the neck, on the scalp, and sometimes in the…
- Antibody cross reactivity The ability of an antibody to react with similar antigenic sites on different proteins
- RF Rheumatoid factor. Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a…
- Sexual jealousy See: Othello syndrome
- Goiter-deafness syndrome See Pendred syndrome
- American dog tick The tick most commonly responsible for transmitting R. rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever…
- Cancer, bone A malignancy in bone. Primary bone cancer, one that begins in bone, is uncommon but it is not unusual for a…
- Falciparum malaria Malaria: The most dangerous type of malaria. Red blood cells infected with the parasite tend to sludge and…