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Conjunctivitis
Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane on the inner part of the eyelids and the membrane covering the white of the eye. The conjunctival membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy-provoking agents, irritants and…
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Show more- Hypnosis A part of healing from ancient times. The induction of trance states and the use of therapeutic suggestion…
- CNP Copy number polymorphism
- Syndromatic hepatic ductular hypoplasia Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Eye melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
- ART (antiretroviral therapy) Treatment that suppresses or stops a retrovirus. One of the retrovirus is the human immunodeficiency virus…
- Cancer, gastric Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Surface EMG A technique in which electrodes are placed on (not into) the skin overlying a muscle to detect the electrical…
- Venipuncture The puncture of a vein with a needle to withdraw blood. Also called phlebotomy or, more often, a blood draw
- Somnolence Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent…
- Lymphoproliferative disorders Malignant diseases of the lymphoid cells and cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and…
- Splenomegaly Enlargement of the spleen.
- Diverticulum, pharyngoesophageal See: Zenker diverticulum