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- Cataplexy A debilitating medical condition in which a person suddenly feels weak and collapses at moments of strong…
- Marker A piece of DNA that lies on a chromosome so close to a gene that the marker and the gene are inherited…
- Intervertebral disk A pad of cartilage between two vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber
- Dyad The word 'dyad' comes from the Greek 'dyas' meaning the number two. In psychology, a dyad refers to a pair of…
- Narcotic antagonist treatment Treatment of narcotic addiction by using a medication that is an antagonist to opiates or any other drug to…
- Cirrhosis and gray matter degeneration Bral gray matter, Alpers: A progressive disease of the nervous system characterized by spasticity…
- Algophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of pain. The fear is excessive, beyond that which is expected under the…
- ORS 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency of G6PD is the commonest disease-causing enzyme defect in humans affecting an estimated 400…
- LLL Acronym for the left lower lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is the left…