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- Reiki ('RAY-kee') A Japanese word representing Universal Life Energy. Reiki is based on the belief that when…
- Restless leg syndrome Restless leg syndrome: An uncomfortable creeping, crawling, tingling, pulling, twitching, tearing, aching…
- VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor, a substance made by cells that stimulates the formation of new blood…
- Horizontal A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or…
- Hemihyperhidrosis Hyperhidrosis (excess sweating) confined to one side of the body. Hemihyperhidrosis may occur after a stroke
- Crotch A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower…
- Silicosis A form of lung disease resulting from occupational exposure to silica dust over a period of years. Silicosis…
- Receptor, visual The layer of rods and cones, the visual cells, of the retina
- Prinzmetal angina See: Angina, Prinzmetal
- Biliary decompression A procedure done to remove pressure on the biliary tree and permit the normal drainage of bile
- Anatomy, gross Better known among medical students simply as 'gross', gross anatomy is the study of the form of structures…