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Respiratory distress syndrome, acute
Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
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Show more- True cramp A cramp that involves part or all of a single muscle or group of muscles that usually act together such as…
- Glenohumeral dislocation See: Shoulder dislocation
- Lysine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. A dietary essential amino acid, lysine is present in…
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA, an agency of the US government (under the Department of Labor) with the responsibility of ensuring…
- Pyrophosphate arthropathy Joint damage due to deposition of calcium pyrophosphate. Pyrophosphate arthropathy most commonly affects the…
- Glaucoma, risk factors If you belong to a high-risk group for glaucoma, have your eyes examined through dilated pupils every 2 years…
- Neisseria infection See: Meningococcal infection
- Oxygenating Pertaining to the addition of oxygen, as to the human body. Oxygenating may refer to the process of treating…
- Carcinoma, basal cell Carcinoma, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- Disease, Heberden >Angina pectoris, chest pain that is often severe and crushing, due to an inadequate supply of oxygen to the…
- Leishmania A group of parasites causing a disease called leishmaniasis. For a fuller definition and more information…
- Alb- Prefix from the Latin 'albus' meaning 'white.' As in albino and albinism. The term 'albino' was first applied…