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Olfactory disorder
A loss in the ability to smell or a change in the way odors are perceived. Reduction of the sense of smell is termed hyposmia. Total inability to detect odors is termed anosmia. As for changes in the perception of odors, some people notice…
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Show more- Medical physics The science of human health and radiation exposure. Medical physics, also called health physics, is devoted…
- Mitral insufficiency Incomplete closure of the mitral valve resulting in the backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left…
- Cathartic A laxative
- Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Mediterranean-style diet See: Mediterranean diet
- Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- BMI A person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by their height in meters (m) squared. BMI stands for body mass…
- Prothrombin G20210A mutation See: Prothrombin mutation G20210A
- Cellulitus Common misspelling of cellulitis
- Joint, atloaxoid : The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Diabetic dermatology See: Diabetic skin disease
- Sign, Babinski A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based upon what the big toe does when…