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Insomnia, chronic
Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of: > >First, the diagnosis and treatment of underlying medical or psychological problems. >The identification of behaviors that may…
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Show more- Gastroenterologic disease Any disease of the digestive system. Gastroenterologic disorders include Barrett's esophagus, bile duct…
- Subtelomeric Below the telomere, the end of a chromosome. For example, it has been reported that subtle subtelomeric…
- Complication In medicine, an additional problem that arises following a procedure, treatment or illness and is secondary…
- Contraction, uterine The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1)…
- Pre-sleep dream Also called a hypnagogic hallucination, this type of dream is characteristically vivid and occurs as one is…
- Lemierre syndrome A potentially lethal form of sore throat caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum, a common…
- Implant 1. To embed; to set in firmly. In embryology, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining 6 or 7 days…
- Glaucoma, low tension See: Glaucoma, normal tension
- Calorie A unit of food energy. In nutrition terms, the word calorie is used instead of the more precise scientific…
- Lipid storage diseases A series of disorders due to inborn errors in lipid metabolism resulting in the abnormal accumulation of…
- EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness) A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Clavicle The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder