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Tetany
>Hyperreflexia (overactive neurological reflexes), >Carpopedal spasm (spasms of the hands and feet), >Cramps, and >Laryngospasm (spasm of the larynx, the voice box). Tetany characteristically is considered to result from a severe degree of…
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Show more- Disease, Bowen's N early stage of skin cancer. Bowen disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- Pedigree In medicine, a family health history diagrammed with a set of international symbols to indicate the…
- Psychooncology See: Psycho-oncology.
- Virus, lymphadenopathy-associated Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS. Please see: Virus, human…
- Regional enteritis Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine primarily in the small and large intestines…
- Asymptomatic infection An infection without symptoms. Also known as inapparent or subclinical infection
- Ruptured spleen Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential…
- Grannycam See: Granny cam
- NSAID Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. NSAIDs are commonly prescribed for the inflammation of arthritis and…
- Loiasis The disease caused by the eye worm known as loa loa, a parasite that lives in humans and other primates…
- Presbyacousia See: Presbycusis
- Adenopathy Large or 'swollen' lymph nodes. Synonymous with lymphadenopathy