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Encephalitis, Rasmussen
A rare progressive neurological disorder that is characterized by intractable seizures and progressive neurologic deterioration. To be more precise, there are frequent and severe seizures (convulsions), progressive loss of motor skills and…
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Show more- Glucosamine A molecule derived from the sugar glucose by the addition of an amino (NH2) group, glucosamine is a component…
- Pain management Pain management: The process of providing medical care that alleviates or reduces pain. Pain management is an…
- Y sex-determining region A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region goes by the symbol SRY…
- Disease, Gilbert See Gilbert syndrome
- Syndrome, burning mouth An intense burning sensation on the tongue, often at the tip of the tongue. The burning mouth syndrome tends…
- Asbestos Asbestos: A natural material made up of tiny fibers which can lodge in the lungs and lead to cancer or…
- Strep test, rapid A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are present in the…
- Muscle cramp An involuntarily and forcibly contracted muscle that does not relax. When we use the muscles such as those of…
- DNA, satellite DNA that contains many tandem (not inverted) repeats of a short basic repeating unit. Satellite DNA is…
- Radioactive tracer A radioactive molecule that can be sent through the body's circulatory or urinary system, with its progress…
- Anticipatory grief The normal mourning that occurs when a patient or family is expecting a death. Anticipatory grief has many of…
- Marmoreal Resembling marble. For example, the bone in osteoporosis appears marmoreal. From the Latin noun 'marmor'…