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Dyspeptic
Pertaining to dyspepsia, a term that is probably more often encountered today in advertising than in medicine. 'Dyspepsia' refers to nondescript, nonspecific upper abdominal symptoms which may include discomfort, bloating, a feeling of…
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Show more- Multiple system atrophy See: Shy-Drager syndrome, which is also known as multiple system atrophy with postural hypotension
- Stoma An opening into the body from the outside created by a surgeon
- Cystocele Bulging of the bladder into the vagina. From cysto- (the bladder) + -cele (hernia) because the bladder…
- Nosebleed Nosebleed: Its medical name is epistaxis.
- Neutropenia Neutropenia: Not enough neutrophils, neutrophils being a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of…
- Seventh cranial nerve The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve, a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming in…
- Immunotoxin A hybrid molecule created by coupling an antibody or antigen with part or all of a toxin. The hybrid molecule…
- Naturalistic study A type of study in which the researcher very carefully observes and records some behavior or phenomenon…
- Ocular prosthesis 1. An artificial replacement for an eyeball. In other words, an artificial eye, a globe of glass or plastic…
- Hirudotherapy The use of leeches for medical therapy. Sometimes referred to as the 'treatment that sucks.' From hirudin…
- Non-inferior clinical trial A clinical trial that shows that a new treatment is equivalent to standard treatment. Also called a…
- Witch's milk A folk term for the milk that often comes from the breast of a newborn baby. This temporary phenomenon is due…