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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis: Thinning of the bones with reduction in bone mass due to depletion of calcium and bone protein. Osteoporosis predisposes a person to fractures, which are often slow to heal and heal poorly. It is more common in older adults…
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Show more- Nutraceutical A food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and…
- Blood blister A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- Osteochondromatosis, synovial Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Pro time The pro time (or, more properly, the prothrombin time) is a test of the integrity of part of the clotting…
- Syndrome, acute brain See: Delirium
- Eisoptrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of mirrors. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they realize their…
- Midwife, certified See: Certified midwife
- Implant 1. To embed; to set in firmly. In embryology, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining 6 or 7 days…
- Flax seed The seed of the common flax plant (also known as linseed and, botanically, Linum usitatissimum). Flax seed…
- Disease, Fabry See: Fabry disease
- Parasitic worm A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or…
- Cyclosporiasis Infection with the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. See: Cyclospora infection