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Hypertension, gestational
High blood pressure that develops during pregnancy and may subside after delivery. Women who have experienced gestational hypertension are more likely to develop hypertension and suffer a stroke later in life
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- Analgesic drug A drug designed to control pain. Analgesic comes from the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain =…
- Dystrophica myotonia . See: Myotonic dystrophy
- Cellulitus Common misspelling of cellulitis
- GALT The enzyme (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase) lack of which causes the genetic metabolic disease…
- Proteins, G These molecules have been described as 'biological traffic lights.' Located inside the cell, G proteins are…
- Symmetric lipomatosis, multiple A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Syndactyly A condition in which two or more of the fingers or toes are joined together. This joining can involve the…
- Lower leg The lower leg is the bottom segment of the leg: the part below the knee. The lower leg contains two long…
- Rib, fluctuating One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…