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BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo)
A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
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- Vision, peripheral See: Peripheral vision
- Rate, heart Number of heart beats per minute. The normal resting adult heart beats regularly at an average rate of 60…
- OSHA The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an agency of the US government under the Department of…
- Gland, pituitary The main endocrine gland. It is a small structure in the head and is called the master gland because it…
- Coughing syncope The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- A-T Ataxia-telangiectasia
- Sequester 1. In medicine, to set apart, detach or separate a small portion of tissue from the rest. 2. In bone, for a…
- Infant fat requirements Fat in human milk provides 30%-35% of the total daily caloric needs for a growing infant. Manufacturers of…
- E2F transcription factor 3 See: E2F3
- CALLA Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen. See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase
- Under the weather Colloquial expression for sick or ill as, for example, to be under the weather with the flu. The phrase…