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Nerve compression
'Pinching' a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully compressed by a ruptured disc in the lower spine causing sciatica. In nerve compression there is pressure on a nerve root or a…
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Show more- Luetic 1. Relating to syphilis, caused by it, or suffering from it.2. A person with syphilis. From lues, an old name…
- Cat eye syndrome A constitutional chromosome abnormality (one that is present at or before birth) with multiple malformations…
- SPECT An acronym that stands for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, a nuclear medicine procedure in which…
- Neurotoxin A substance that causes damage to nerves or nerve tissue. For example, lead is a neurotoxin
- Gallium A rare metal with the atomic weight of 69. There are several isotopic forms of gallium that differ from it in…
- STL3 Stickler syndrome, type III. See: Stickler syndrome
- Crossover study A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. With this type…
- Ergophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of work. Sufferers of ergophobia experience undue anxiety about the workplace…
- Erotic jealousy syndrome See: Othello syndrome
- Tremor Tremor: Any abnormal repetitive shaking movement of the body. Tremors have many causes and can be inherited…
- Incontinence, fecal Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters…
- Ferrocalcinosis, cerebrovascular A condition that was first described in 1930 by T. Fahr and is therefore sometimes called Fahr syndrome, this…