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Disease, Minamata
A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay, Japan. Minamata disease resulted from their eating fish contaminated with mercury industrial waste. The disease is characterized by…
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Show more- Detox Short for detoxification, usually from an addictive drug such as alcohol or heroin. A detox center is…
- Premature ventricular contraction PVC. A contraction of the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, which occur earlier than usual…
- OD (lens prescription) Abbreviation of 'oculus dexter.' Latin for 'right eye.' (The words 'dexterity' and 'dextrous' derive from…
- Ear canal, self-cleaning Most of the time the ear canals are self-cleaning, that is, there is a slow and orderly migration of ear…
- Ocular Having to do with the eye. In a microscope, the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece)…
- Colitis, Crohn's Crohn's disease affecting only the large intestine (colon). Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory…
- Exercise-induced bronchospasm Also called exercise- induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity…
- Myxomata The plural (along with myxomas) of myxoma
- Reproductive organs, female The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and…
- Turf toe An injury to the big toe due to forced hyperextension (upward bending back) of the toe. The damage is to the…
- HDL Lipoproteins, which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins, are the form in which lipids are…
- Homeopathic Pertaining to homeopathy