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Snake bite
Snake bites: A bite of a venomous snake, such as a rattlesnake, copperhead, cottonmouth water moccasin, or coral snake. A bite from one of these snakes should be considered a medical emergency. See also: Rattlesnake bite; Snake antivenin
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- Regurgitation A backward flowing. For example, of food. Or the sloshing of blood back into the heart (or between chambers…
- Heart ventricle One of the two lower chambers of the heart. The right ventricle is the chamber that receives blood from the…
- Estrogens Female hormones produced by the ovaries. Estrogen deficiency can lead to osteoporosis. Estrogen therapy…
- CBC A commonly used abbreviation in medicine that stands for complete blood count, a set values of the cellular…
- Syndrome, Aarskog-Scott See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Annular pancreas An abnormal ring of pancreas that encircles the duodenum and often causes intestinal obstruction. Nausea and…
- Diploe The soft spongy material between the inside table and outside table (the interior and exterior bony plates)…
- Hydrocephalus, congenital Hydrocephalus present at birth
- Robotripping Street name for the high produced by abuse of the cough syrup Robitussin which contains dextromethorphan
- Marx See: Marx, Gertie F.
- MSG Monosodium glutamate, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain…