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Neurobiological disorder
An illness of the nervous system caused by genetic, metabolic, or other biological factors. Many illnesses categorized as psychiatric disorders are neurobiological, including autism, bipolar disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders…
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Show more- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
- Unstable diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- LVAD Left ventricular assist device. See: Ventricular assist device
- VER Visual evoked response. A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing
- AIDS Disease due to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS is an acronym for Acquired…
- Labia majora The larger (major) outside pair of labia (lips) of the vulva (the female external genitalia).
- Hip pain Hip pain is the sensation of discomfort in or around the hip joint, where the upper end (head) of the thigh…
- Hyposmia A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. Some people have anosmia and can detect no odors
- Auricular Of or pertaining to the outer ear. Adjective form of auricle. (Not to be confused with avuncular which refers…
- Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy III A degenerative disorder of nerves with progressive spasticity of the legs. Abbreviated as AD-HSP. Spasticity…
- Septum, atrial The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart
- Continuous passive motion machine A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…