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Cluster headache
Headache: A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as migrainous neuralgia. There are two main clinical patterns of cluster headache -- the episodic and the chronic: > >Episodic: This is the most common pattern of cluster headache…
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Show more- CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Also cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and computer-based patient records
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type.
- Bone, calf Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…
- Electrophysiologic study of the heart A test of the electrical conduction system of the heart (the system that generates the heart beat)…
- RFA Radiofrequency ablation
- Intraocular pressure The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased…
- Psychodynamic medication See: Psychotropic medication
- Medicare >'senior citizens' -- people 65 years of age or older, >certain younger people with specific disabilities…
- T-cell lymphoma A disease in which cells in the lymphoid system called T cells (or T lymphocytes) become malignant. T-cell…
- Melanoma, conjunctival An uncommon eye cancer that arises in the conjunctiva, the clear membrane that covers the outer surface of…
- AV (atrioventricular) AV is the standard medical abbreviation for atrioventricular, a combination that means pertaining to the…
- Adverse effect A harmful or abnormal result. An adverse effect may be caused by administration of a medication or by…