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Presenteeism
The problem of workers being on the job but, because of medical conditions, not fully functioning. The health problems that result in presenteeism include such chronic or episodic ailments as seasonal include: depression, back pain…
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Show more- Malrotation of the intestine Failure for the intestine to rotate normally during embryonic development. One of the dangers is that the…
- Gene, candidate Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…
- Abscess, breast See: Breast abscess. see also: Breast infection; Mastitis
- Laryngeal dystonia See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Pes cavus Literally a hollow foot, pes cavus is a foot with too high an arch
- Pericarditis Pericarditis: Inflammation of the lining around the heart (the pericardium) causing chest pain and…
- Descending pathway A nerve pathway that goes down the spinal cord and allows the brain to control movement of the body below the…
- Choana (Plural: choanae) The passageway from the back of one side of the nose to the throat. There are two choanae…
- Neuroradiologist A radiologist who specializes in the use of radioactive substances, x-rays and scanning devices for the…
- Cryocardioplegia Paralysis of the heart by cold (hypothermia)
- ANUG (acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Trench fever Fever: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it is…