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Gamma-linolenic acid
Abbreviated GLA. An essential polyunsaturated fatty acid contained in some plant seed oils including evening primrose oil, black currant oil, and borage oil. GLA has been used for a number of different disorders. GLA is of no benefit for…
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- EPR Abbreviation for Electrophrenic respiration. Also known as diaphragm pacing. See: Diaphragm pacing
- Hormone, thyroxine A chemical substance made by the thyroid gland The thyroid gland uses iodine to make thyroid hormones…
- Cubital tunnel syndrome A form of mononeuropathy due to compression or other injury of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Symptoms of the…
- Virus, Ebola A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…
- Syndrome, Sjogren's See: Sjogren syndrome
- External jugular vein The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal…
- Sexually transmitted diseases in women Women can contract all of the venereal diseases, but may have no symptoms, or have different symptoms than…
- Multipara A woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies resulting in potentially viable offspring. A woman who is 'para…
- Blue baby operation A surgical procedure for a baby who is cyanotic (blue) due to a heart malformation that prevents blood from…
- Infection, primary HIV The first few months after infection with HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus). During primary HIV…
- Keratosis follicularis A genetic skin disease characterized by slowly progressive hardening of the skin (keratoses) around the hair…