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Migraine aura
Sensory phenomena that may occur before a migraine. Visual auras may include flashing lights, geometric patterns, or distorted vision. Some people may have aural auras involving hearing sounds (usually buzzing), olfactory auras involving…
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Show more- Ascus An elongated spore case containing the spores of certain fungi including yeast
- Subq Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Priapism Abnormally persistent erection of the penis in the absence of sexual desire. Priapism can occur in persons…
- Laryngoscopist A person who uses a laryngoscope, a flexible, lighted tube used to look at the inside of the larynx (the…
- Cranial nerve, second The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…
- Indication 1. In medicine, a condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. CML (chronic myeloid…
- Shingle In medicine, a small signboard outside the office of a doctor. The term has nothing to do with the disease…
- Hong Kong flu A pandemic of influenza A (H3N2) in 1968-69. This virus was first detected in Hong Kong in early 1968 and…
- Test, radionucleide stress Stress: This procedure involves injecting a radioactive isotope (typically thallium or cardiolyte) into the…
- C-IBS Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Intraoperative radiation therapy Radiation treatment given during surgery. Also called IORT. See also radiation therapy
- Kalemia The presence of potassium in the blood. The word 'kalemia' is seldom used today although it is the basis for…