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Allergic vasculitis
Vasculitis: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels in persons with a history of asthma or allergy. The symptoms of the Churg-Strauss syndrome include fatigue…
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- Radiofrequency ablation Radiofrequency ablation: The use of electrodes to generate heat and destroy abnormal tissue. In…
- Mouth, trench See: Trench mouth
- Movement, saccadic See: Saccade
- Autogenous Self-produced
- Xenotropic virus A virus that can grow in the cells of a species foreign to the normal host species, a species different from…
- APOA-I Apolipoprotein A-I
- Mouth mirror A little mirror on a rod that is used to examine the teeth and other structures within the mouth
- Defensive medicine Medical practices designed to avert the future possibility of malpractice suits. In defensive medicine…
- Auditory perception The ability to identify, interpret, and attach meaning to sound
- Antidepressant, MAOI Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), one of a potent class of medications used to treat depression
- Infantile autism Autism: (Also called autism.) A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…