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Debilitate
To impair the strength or to enfeeble. A chronic progressive disease may debilitate a patient. So may, temporarily, a major surgical procedure. In both cases the weakness is pervasive. Weakness in an arm or leg following the removal of a…
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- Contraceptive, injectable progestin Injectable progestin (Depo-Provera) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for…
- Placenta accreta The abnormal adherence of the chorionic villi (vascular fingers of the chorion, a part of the placenta) to…
- Bursae Plural of bursa
- Protein C A vitamin K-dependent protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the…
- Estrogen Estrogen is a female hormone produced by the ovaries. Estrogen deficiency can lead to osteoporosis. Estrogen…
- Meniscus The word 'meniscus' comes from the Greek and refers to a crescent-shaped structure. Today a meniscus is…
- Melanoma Melanoma: The most dangerous form of skin cancer, a malignancy of the melanocyte, the cell that produces…
- Shock, primary Sudden loss of blood pressure resulting in shock due to pain, fear, and other reactions experienced…
- Seizure, complex partial A form of partial seizure during which the person loses awareness. The patient does not actually become…
- Syndrome, Guillain-Barre See: Guillain-Barre syndrome
- B. coli The protozoan parasite Balantidium coli. See: Balantidium