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Claudication, intermittent
Claudication, intermittent: An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs with walking and goes away with rest -- due to poor circulation of blood in the arteries of the legs…
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- Dextro- Prefix taken straight from the Greek meaning "through, throughout, completely" as in diachronic, diagnosis…
- Back pain, low Back pain, low: Pain in the lower back area that can relate to problems with the lumbar spine, the discs…
- Nerve, tenth cranial The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
- Sign, Gottron A scaly, patchy redness over the knuckles seen in patients with dermatomyositis, an inflammatory muscle…
- COLD (chronic obstructive lung disease) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COLD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Brain biopsy Biopsy of the brain. Removal of a small piece of tissue from the brain for diagnostic purposes. One way the…
- US Department of Agriculture A department of the executive branch of the US government founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln -- he…
- Eye, lazy See: Lazy eye
- Cell therapy Treatment with cells. A technology that relies on replacing diseased or dysfunctional cells with healthy…
- Sequelae See: Sequela
- Electrogastrogram Electrogastrogram: An electrogastrogram is a study in which the electrical current generated by the muscle of…