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Trauma
Any injury, whether physically or emotionally inflicted. 'Trauma' has both a medical and a psychiatric definition. Medically, 'trauma' refers to a serious or critical bodily injury, wound, or shock. This definition is often associated with…
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Show more- NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- Retrospective diagnosis See: Retrodiagnosis
- Nolvadex (tamoxifen) Tamoxifen): An antiestrogen (a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen) which competes with estrogen for…
- Nasal flu vaccine A live attenuated (weakened) influenza virus vaccine that is administered as a nasal spray. The brand name…
- Ulcer, gastric A hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach…
- Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
- Vaginal spermicide A vaginal spermicide is a substance that will kill sperm in the vagina. Vaginal spermicides are available in…
- Meconium Dark sticky material normally present in the intestine at birth and passed in the feces after birth. The…
- Syndrome, MASA MASA stands for mental retardation, aphasia, shuffling gait, and adducted thumbs. Features of the syndrome…
- Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis (iron overload) is an inherited disorder in how the body absorbs and stores iron. The excess…
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait
- Brain aneurysm Brain aneurysm: A brain aneurysm is a small outpouching (an aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically…