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Spinal cord disease in diabetes
Involvement of the spinal cord in people with diabetes. Most of the neurologic attention in diabetes mellitus has focused on distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) -- abnormalities of the peripheral nerves, in particular, the nerves to the…
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Show more- Arteriohepatic dysplasia Also known as Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn period…
- Testicular self-examination A monthly procedure for detecting the early signs of testicular cancer. Men should check the testes visually…
- Pain, knee Causes of knee pain include injury, degeneration, arthritis, infrequently infection and rarely bone tumors.
- Virus, JC JC virus
- Cell, B See B cell
- Allergy, honey bee See: Honey bee allergy
- Black eye Bruising of the eyelid and/or under- eye area as a result of trauma to the eye. Colloquially called a shiner
- Vertebra A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12…
- Toxic syndrome The ensemble of the signs and symptoms of the disorder resulting from exposure to a toxic agent. There are…
- Gamma linolenic acid See: Gamma-linolenic acid
- Mouse, deer See: Deer mouse
- Prothrombin A coagulation (clotting) factor that is needed for the normal clotting of blood. A cascade of biochemical…