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Polycythemia vera (PV)
Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV tends to evolve into acute leukemia or a condition with the marrow replaced by scar tissue (myelofibrosis). To have PV, there must…
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Show more- Antifungal medication A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- BCNS Basal cell nevus syndrome, also known as the Gorlin syndrome
- Joint, temporomandibular Joint that hinges the lower jaw (mandible) to the skull. Abbreviated TMJ or TM joint.
- Aura A premonition. There is often an aura before a migraine or a grand mal seizure. The aura, a symptom of brain…
- Acute tubular necrosis A severe form of acute renal failure that develops in people with severe illnesses (such as sepsis) or with…
- Health care proxy A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Insomnia Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of…
- Crotch A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower…
- Thomas, Lewis (1913-1993) American physician, biologist, and eminent essayist. Thomas graduated from Princeton University…
- Spanish influenza See: Spanish flu
- Aorta, abdominal The abdominal aorta is the final section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. It is a continuation…
- McClintock, Barbara (1902-1992) American geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of…