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Angina, Prinzmetal
Angina, Prinzmetal: Chest pain due to a coronary artery spasm, a sudden constriction of one of the vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood rich in oxygen. This deprives the heart muscle of blood and oxygen. Coronary artery spasm…
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- Choking in children The compromise of a child's normal breathing by obstructing or compressing the trachea, a major health hazard…
- Disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Abbreviated vCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform…
- Headache, sinus See: Sinus headache
- Trisomy 18 syndrome There are three instead of the normal two chromosomes #18. Children with this condition have multiple…
- Foley catheter See: Catheter, Foley
- EGD Epidermal growth factor. A polypeptide (small protein) that is a powerful mitogen. (It stimulates cells to…
- Color, skin See: Skin color
- Syndrome, Alagille Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn…
- Economy class syndrome The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- Coronary insufficiency Insufficient blood flow through one or more coronary arteries
- Spastic colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…