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Eclampsia
Convulsions (seizures) occurring with pregnancy-associated high blood pressure and having no other cause
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- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Pediatric Pertaining to children
- Herniated disc Herniated disc: Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center…
- Dyspepsia Dyspepsia: Dyspepsia refers to a condition (disease) in which there are upper abdominal symptoms which may…
- Nyctophobia Pathological fear of the dark, an abnormal and persistent dread of the dark. Sufferers experience anxiety…
- Rate, sed A sedimentation rate, or 'sed rate', is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation…
- Dercum disease A condition characterized by painful fatty tumors (lipomas) beneath the skin. The diseases tends to be…
- Fear of travel An irrational and unreasonable fear of travel is called agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a very complex phobia. It…
- Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change See: Minimal change disease
- Canine genome See: Dog genome
- Vulvar vestibulitis Inflammation of small glands at the entrance to the vagina. Vulvar vestibulitis is the most common physical…