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Aldose reductase inhibitor
A class of drugs used to prevent eye and nerve damage in diabetes. Aldose reductase is an enzyme that is normally present in the eye and in many other parts of the body. It helps change glucose into a sugar alcohol called sorbitol. Too…
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- Disease, Kawasaki A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes…
- Longitudinal The word come from the Latin longitudo meaning length. Hence, longitudinal means along the length, running…
- Vaccination Injection of a killed microbe in order to stimulate the immune system against the microbe, thereby preventing…
- Chyme A pre-digested, acidified mass of food that passes from the stomach into the small intestine
- Defibrillator A device used to correct a dangerously abnormal heart rhythm, usually ventricular fibrillation, or to restart…
- Diabetic musculoskeletal disorder A musculoskeletal problem associated with diabetes mellitus. These include: > >Diabetic syndrome of limited…
- Frontal lobe The part of each hemisphere of the brain located behind the forehead that serves to regulate and mediate the…
- Tendo calcaneus See: Achilles tendon
- Third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Mental child injury Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…