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Mixed connective tissue disease
Mixed connective tissue disease: A mixture of three diseases of connective tissue (the framework of the cells of the body) -- systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and polymyositis. Patients with mixed connective tissue disease…
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Show more- Polysomnography Continuous recording of specific physiologic variables during sleep. Polysomnography typically records brain…
- Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 See: MPC1
- Eyetooth An upper canine tooth which is immediately lateral to the second incisor. So-named in the mistaken belief…
- Ba The symbol for barium
- Thimerosal A mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines and other products since the 1930's. No harmful…
- Nephrectomy The surgical removal of a kidney. A nephrectomy can be radical, simple, or partial. The kidney, the adrenal…
- Lightheadedness A feeling you are 'going to faint.' Lightheadedness is medically distinct from dizziness, unsteadiness, and…
- Menstrually associated migraine See: Menstrual migraine
- Phlebotomus fever See: Sandfly fever
- Retinopathy, diabetic See: Diabetic retinopathy
- XX male syndrome A syndrome characterized by the presence of an XX sex chromosome complement in an individual with male…
- Pancytopenia A shortage of all types of blood cells, including red and white blood cells as well as platelets.