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Mononeuritis
Inflammation of a single nerve. There are many causes of mononeuritis including diabetes mellitus, carpal tunnel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, and Lyme disease. The treatment of mononeuritis depends on the underlying cause. Whereas…
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Show more- Tuberculous Pertaining to tuberculosis. Affected by tuberculosis. Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As in tuberculous…
- Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome Failure from birth of central nervous system control over breathing while asleep. There are usually no…
- Air bag A bag that fills with air, designed for frontal impact crashes, the kind of crashes which account for more…
- RNA inactivation A technique for inactivating genes in a cell through the introduction of double-stranded RNA into the cell…
- Principal joints of the body >Acromioclavicular >Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) >Atlas and axis >Atlas and occipital >Calcaneocuboid…
- Slipped disc Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- MIC-1 Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1. A divergent member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily…
- Clasped thumbs and mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia…
- Solitude, fear of An abnormal and persistent fear of solitude, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety…
- Plasma The liquid part of the blood and lymphatic fluid, which makes up about half of its volume. Plasma is devoid…
- Contraindication >An absolute contraindication is a situation which makes a particular treatment or procedure absolutely…
- Adenosine triphosphate An important carrier of energy in cells in the body and a compound that is important in the synthesis (the…