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Manic
Refers to a mood disorder in which a person seems 'high', euphoric, expansive, sometimes agitated, hyperexcitable, with flights of ideas and speech.
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- Immune Protected against infection. The Latin immunis means free, exempt.
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- Fruitfly genome See: Drosophila genome
- Intrathecal chemotherapy Chemotherapy: Treatment with drugs that are injected into the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord…
- Syndrome, acute brain See: Delirium
- Trans fat An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fatty acid, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of…
- Contraceptive, injectable progestin Injectable progestin (Depo-Provera) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Speech, esophageal See: Esophageal speech
- Neutral posture The posture when the joints are not bent and the spine is aligned and not twisted. Working in neutral…
- QHC Qualified health claim
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia Acute promyelocytic leukemia: Commonly called APL, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a…