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Apoplexy
A venerable term for a stroke, a cerebrovascular accident (CVA), often associated with loss of consciousness and paralysis of various parts of the body. The word 'apoplexy' comes from the Greek 'apoplexia' meaning a seizure, in the sense…
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Show more- Evening primrose oil A natural source of essential fatty acids (EFOs). Evening primrose oil contains a higher level of arachnoidic…
- Soft ulcer See: Chancroid
- BER Base excision repair
- Disease, delta-storage pool See: Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
- Uterine contraction The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1)…
- Anoscope An Anoscope is an instrument used for visualization of the anus and lowest portion of the rectum. An anoscope…
- Recurrent aural vertigo A condition, also known as Meniere's disease, with recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears…
- Shigellosis Epidemic and opportunistic bacillary dysentery due to infection with the Shigella bacteria. Shigellosis…
- Delivery, footling There are single-footling or double-footling deliveries depending upon whether the presenting part of the…
- Cancer, esophageal See: Esophageal cancer
- La Montagne, John (1945-2004) Medical scientist and administrator who helped develop numerous vaccines and made significant…
- Syndrome, trisomy 21 A common chromosome disorder, often called Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21)…