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Shock, psychologic
Trauma due to psychological events, as in 'shell shock' (now known as post-traumatic stress disorder)
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- Reticulocytosis An elevation in the number of reticulocytes (young red blood cells) in blood, a sign of unusually rapid red…
- Tunnel vision Loss of peripheral vision with retention of central vision, resulting in a constricted circular tunnel-like…
- Hypernatremia Elevated blood sodium. Sodium is the major positive ion (cation) in fluid outside of cells. The chemical…
- Cat cry syndrome A disorder caused by the loss of part of the short (p) arm from chromosome 5. Also called the cri du chat (or…
- Agent, antihypertensive As the name suggests, a drug aimed at reducing high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Allergy, honey bee See: Honey bee allergy
- Consanguinity Blood relationship because of common ancestry. Everyone carries rare recessive alleles, rare genes that are…
- Labrum In medicine, a ring of fibrocartilage (fibrous cartilage) around the edge of the articular (joint) surface of…
- DHT Dihydrotestosterone
- Medial occipitotemporal gyrus See: Lingual gyrus