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Unsteadiness
Loss of one's equilibrium in regard to the environment, often with a feeling of almost falling, or the result of bumping into things. There are many causes for unsteadiness, including problems in the cerebral or cerebellar portions of the…
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- Neurotoxic Poisonous to nerves or nerve tissue. Mercury and lead are neurotoxic
- Sign of pregnancy See entry to: Pregnancy symptom
- Sikimitoxin Poisonous substance found in the Japanese star anise, which is also called sikimi
- Polymorphism A variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a…
- Nerve, accessory See: Accessory nerve
- Gram calorie See: Calorie
- GM1 gangliosidosis A genetic lipid storage disorder that is similar in certain respects to Hurler syndrome and Tay-Sachs disease…
- CpG In genetics, a site where cytosine (C) lies next to guanine (G) in the DNA sequence. (The p indicates that C…
- Pistol-shot pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Thanatophobia An abnormal and excessive fear of death
- Cat scratch disease Cat scratch disease: A bacterial infection due to a cat scratch seen most often today in people with HIV. The…