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Acute-phase proteins
See: Acute-phase protein
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- Spasmodic dysphonia A voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx or voice box. People…
- Cephalgia, histamine A distinctive syndrome of headaches, also known as cluster headache or migrainous neuralgia. The common…
- Vaccine, flu The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza…
- Eskalith See: Lithium
- Flat affect A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness. People with depression and schizophrenia often show flat…
- Anticonvulsant A medication used to control (prevent) seizures (convulsions) or stop an ongoing series of seizures. There…
- First American medical school King's College Medical School founded in New York in 1767. Its mission was fairly lofty -- to 'enlarge the…
- Orthosis, thoracolumbosacral (TLSO) One of the two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways) curve of the spine in scoliosis…
- Intermittent claudication An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs…
- Hepar The liver or a preparation made from it. The term hepar is not often used today. It is a direct borrowing of…
- Nurse, licensed vocational A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LVNs…