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Spinal cord disease in diabetes
Involvement of the spinal cord in people with diabetes. Most of the neurologic attention in diabetes mellitus has focused on distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) -- abnormalities of the peripheral nerves, in particular, the nerves to the…
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Show more- Mastocytosis A condition characterized by infiltration of mast cells into the tissues of the body. Mast cells are…
- Tobacco smoking Smoking: The direct inhalation of tobacco smoke, the basis of major health hazards. Long known to cause…
- Ventilation The exchange of air between the lungs and the atmosphere so that oxygen can be exchanged for carbon dioxide…
- Saddle gall A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitting saddle. Also called a saddle sore
- PA X-ray An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Otosclerosis The abnormal formation of new bone in the middle ear that gradually immobilizes the stapes (stirrup bone) and…
- Hidrotic Pertaining to hidrosis, sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the form…
- Pressure, low blood Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood…
- Tympanometry A test that measures the function of the middle ear. Tympanometry works by varying the pressure within the…
- Tripeptide A peptide consisting of three amino acids
- Saline Relating to salt. As an adjective, 'saline' means 'salty, containing salt.' As a noun 'saline' is a salt…
- Myocardial bridge Literally a bridging of heart muscle over one of the major arteries to the heart (usually the left anterior…