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- Spinocerebellar ataxia Ataxia with malfunction of the cerebellum
- Trichotillomania Compulsive hair pulling. A disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes…
- Levonorgestrel A progestin. Named levonorgestrel because it is the levorotatory form of norgestrel. Used in combination with…
- Poly- 1) Prefix meaning much or many For example, polycystic means characterized by many cysts. 2) Short form for…
- Anticipatory grief The normal mourning that occurs when a patient or family is expecting a death. Anticipatory grief has many of…
- Leukemia, myelogenous Condition in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. Early symptoms include fatigue and night…
- Catheter, Swan-Ganz The insertion of a tiny tube (a catheter) into a peripheral or central vein to deliver fluids or medication…
- Valsalva, Antonio Maria Italian anatomist and pathologist, physician and surgeon (1666-1723), perhaps best known for the Valsalva…
- Jacksonian epilepsy See: Epilepsy, Jacksonian
- Globus major The globus major is the head of the epididymis, the structure just behind the testis. The globus minor is the…