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Menstrually associated migraine
See: Menstrual migraine
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- Omentum A sheet of fat that is covered by peritoneum. The greater omentum is attached to the bottom edge of the…
- Crohn's disease Crohn's disease: A chronic inflammatory disease, primarily involving the small and large intestine, but which…
- Sleep paralysis A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to move…
- Volume, stroke Stroke: The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume…
- Hurler syndrome An inherited error of metabolism in which there is deficiency of the enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase which…
- Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency Alkaptonuria
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Audiologist A health care professional who is trained to evaluate hearing loss and related disorders, including balance…