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Insomnia, intermittent
Insomnia that occurs from time to time and each time lasts less than a week or two. Intermittent insomnia may not require treatment since the episodes of insomnia usually only last a few days at a time. For example, if insomnia is due to a…
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- Child injury, mental Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Osteotomy, cuneiform Surgical removal of a triangular piece of bone
- Reproductive organs, female The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and…
- Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity An immune response in which antibody, by coating target cells, makes them vulnerable to attack by immune…
- AOM Acute otitis media, a middle ear infection of abrupt onset
- Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of…
- Aneurysm, berry A berry aneurysm is a small outpouching (aneurysm) that looks like a berry and classically occurs at the…
- Menetrier disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Acoustic neurinoma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Chronic arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Wegener's granulomatosis Wegener's granulomatosis: An uncommon type of inflammation of small arteries and veins (vasculitis) that…