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Atorvastatin
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Show more- Catecholamine Pronounced cat·e·chol·amine. An amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine -- examples include epinephrine…
- Hiatus hernia Tal hernia): An anatomical abnormality in which part of the stomach protrudes up through the diaphragm into…
- Septic Infected, or denoting infection. For example, septic shock is shock caused by infection.
- Ancylostoma infection Hookworm, an intestinal parasite that usually causes diarrhea or cramps. Heavy infestation with hookworm can…
- Posterior The space in the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens. (The iris is the colored ring of tissue that…
- Eosinophilia An abnormally high number of eosinophils in the blood. Normally, eosinophils constitute 1 to 3% of the…
- Epidemic typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Peristalsis The rippling motion of muscles in the digestive tract. In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric…
- Glycogen storage disease type V One of the 14 recognized diseases that interfere with the storage of carbohydrates as glycogen in the body…
- Lethargy 1. Abnormal drowsiness, stupor. 2. A state of indifference.From the Greek lethargia, drowsiness
- Testicles The testicles (also called testes or gonads) are the male sex glands. They are located behind the penis in a…
- Plummer-Vinson syndrome Iron deficiency anemia, esophageal webs, and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The iron deficiency is…