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Smell disorder
See: Olfactory disorder
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Show more- Ascending pathway A nerve pathway that goes upward from the spinal cord toward the brain carrying sensory information from the…
- Iodine deficiency Iodine is a natural requirement of our diets. Iodine deficiency can lead to inadequate production of thyroid…
- Frailty syndrome A condition, seen particularly in older patients, characterized by low functional reserve, easy tiring…
- Sinus tachycardia A fast heartbeat (tachycardia) because of rapid firing of the sinoatrial (sinus) node. The sinoatrial (or…
- Jawbone 1. As a noun, a bone of the jaw, particularly the mandible.2. As a verb, to try and influence with words…
- Urinary tract infection Infection of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or urethra. Not everyone with a UTI has symptoms. Common symptoms…
- Vestibule In medicine and dentistry, a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube…
- H and H H and H, sometimes written as 'H&H', is a popular shorthand for hemoglobin and hematocrit, two very…
- Allergic rhinitis, seasonal Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) which occurs during a specific season
- Francis Crick See: Crick, Francis
- Stromal Pertaining to the stroma of an organ. See: Stroma
- Joint, calcaneocuboid The calcaneocuboid joint is located in the foot between the calcaneus bone (the heel bone) and the cuboid…