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Amelioration
Not a word confined to medicine but a word used in medicine, amelioration is synonymous with improvement. If a patient's condition shows amelioration, the patient is clearly better -- there is some improvement in her or his condition…
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Show more- Allergic rhinitis, seasonal Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) which occurs during a specific season
- Disease, Huntington An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterized as an…
- Buschke disease See: Scleredema
- Ear thermometer A thermometer that registers body temperature via the ear canal. The ear thermometer was invented in 1964 by…
- Fong disease See Nail-patella syndrome
- Gtt. Abbreviation meaning drops (from the Latin 'guttae', drops). One of a number of hallowed abbreviations of…
- Genomic segment A region of the genome; it encompasses objects described as loci or probes. Genomic segments can range in…
- Motion, range of The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury…
- Juvenile CML Juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia. See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Trimethylaminuria (TMA) An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the…
- Erythrocyanosis Reddish discoloration and swelling of the limbs in response to cold. Erythrocyanosis is particularly common…
- Lou Gehrig disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive…