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Syndrome, piriformis
Irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by compression of the nerve within the buttock by the piriformis muscle. Typically, the pain of the piriformis syndrome is increased by contraction of the piriformis muscle, prolonged sitting, or…
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Show more- Intraoperative During surgery. Literally, within surgery. Intraoperative hemorrhage is bleeding during surgery
- Compress 1. As a noun, a cloth or another material applied under pressure to an area of the skin and held in place for…
- Munchhausen syndrome Syndrome: Recurrent feigning of catastrophic illnesses. Munchhausen syndrome is a psychological disorder that…
- Alkyl group In chemistry, a group of atoms derived from an alkane (a hydrocarbon with no carbon-to-carbon multiple bonds)…
- Medical journal, first American See: First American medical journal
- Neurofibromatosis, central See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Radiation therapy, stereotactic The use of a number of precisely aimed beams of ionizing radiation, each coming from different directions and…
- Basal ganglia A region consisting of 3 clusters of neurons (called the caudate nucleus, putamen, and the globus pallidus)…
- Monoarticular Involving just one joint. As opposed to polyarticular (affecting many joints). From the Latin 'articulus,'…
- Buboes The plural of 'bubo'
- Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic neuropathy: A family of nerve disorders caused by diabetes. Diabetic neuropathies cause numbness and…
- Study, stomach emptying Also called a gastric emptying study, this test evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…