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Sicca syndrome
An autoimmune disease, also known as Sjogren syndrome, that classically combines dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of connective tissue such as rheumatoid arthritis (most common), lupus, scleroderma or polymyositis. There is a great…
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- Toxic multinodular goiter Condition in which the thyroid gland contains multiple lumps (nodules) that are overactive, produce excess…
- Terminal ileitis Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine involving only the end of the small…
- Benzodiazepines A class of drugs that act as tranquilizers and are commonly used in the treatment of anxiety. Benzodiazepines…
- Ewing sarcoma Sarcoma: A type of bone tumor that occurs in children and adolescents, most often in the large bones of the…
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait
- Glutamine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Glutamine is present in plant and animal proteins…
- Partial hysterectomy Hysterectomy: In a partial hysterectomy, the uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left in place…
- Scan, CT Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Nervous system, autonomic Part of the nervous system that was once thought to be functionally independent of the brain. The autonomic…
- MRSI Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging