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Mono
Popular name for infectious mononucleosis
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Show more- Medical school syndrome A form of acute hypochondriasis that affects most people in training to be a physician. For example, when…
- Syndrome, Bernard-Soulier Nt platelet syndrome): This is a primary problem of platelets in which the platelets lack the ability to…
- Neurone A variant spelling of neuron. Sometimes preferred in the UK, as in 'His suffering from motor neurone disease…
- Sleep apnea, central A breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Central sleep apnea…
- Repair, mismatch A system within the cell for correcting errors in DNA that works by detecting and replacing bases in the DNA…
- Arteriole A small branch of an artery (a vessel that carries blood high in oxygen away from the heart to the body)…
- Overgrowth syndrome One in a group of disorders resulting in overgrowth, as evidenced by unusually large size at birth, excessive…
- Migraine, menstrual See: Menstrual migraine
- Muscle, adductor Any muscle that pulls a body part toward the midline of the body. For example, the adductor muscles of the…
- Medical word origin See: Medical etymology
- Voyeurism Eping Tom'): Voyeurism is a disorder that involves achieving sexual arousal by observing an unsuspecting and…
- Reduction mammaplasty See: Breast reduction