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Dysthymia
Dysthymia: A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from functioning at 'full steam' or from feeling good. Dysthymia is a less severe type of depression than what is accorded the…
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- Nodding syndrome A mysterious disease of children that causes seizures, growth retardation (stunted growth), mental…
- Gluteus maximus The greatest gluteal muscle and the biggest muscle in the human body. The gluteus maximus forms the bulk of…
- Robo Street name for the cough syrup Robitussin which contains dextromethorphan (DXM)
- Priapism Abnormally persistent erection of the penis in the absence of sexual desire. Priapism can occur in persons…
- Osteopathy A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own…
- Breast development, early The beginning of breast development at puberty is known medically as thelarche. It is now a normal event at…
- ROMA Representational oligonucleotide microarray analysis. A method for the detection of genomic aberrations…
- Biofilm An aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. A biofilm is like a tiny city in which microbial…
- Nerve, trigeminal This nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and as the motor nerve controlling the…
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