Ambien
Generic Name: ZolpidemAlternate Name: Ambien CR, Ambien, Stilnox, SublinoxDefinition: Zolpidem is a prescription medication used for the treatment of insomnia, as well as some brain disorders.Zolpidem...
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Definition: Magnesium malate is a mineral supplement often used by people suffering from Fibromyalgia. Magnesium malate produces energy in cells, boosts muscle, and flushes out harmful aluminum from...
View ArticleOat cell cancer
Definition: A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small, round and resemble oats. Also called small cell lung cancer.Oat cell cancer spreads early and is mostly caused by smoking, second or...
View ArticleDisease, occupational
Generic Name: Disease you get from workAlternate Name: Occupational DiseaseDefinition: A disease due to a factor in a person's occupation. For example, lung disease in miners. Occupational medicine was...
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Generic Name: Medicine required due to where you workDefinition: The field of medicine that encompasses occupational diseases. Occupational medicine was founded in 1700 by the Italian physician...
View ArticleNeurocysticercosis
Acronym: NCCDefinition: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system and is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. It has also been a...
View ArticleHepatocellular carcinoma
Definition: Hepatocellular carcinoma is cancer that starts in the liver cells, or hepatocytes. It is liver damage manifested by scarring (called cirrhosis) and is the primary risk factor for liver...
View ArticleResectable
Definition: Something that can be removed (resected) by surgery. Such as the appendix.Term Type: Medical
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Definition: Something in the human body that cannot be removed (resected) by surgery.Term Type: Medical
View ArticlePolymyalgia
Acronym: PMRGeneric Name: polymyalgiaAlternate Name: Polymyalgia rheumaticaDefinition: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), which takes its name from the greek word 'polymyalgia' meaning "pain in many...
View ArticleCysticercosis
Definition: Cysticercosis is an infection by a parasite called Taenia solium (T. solium), a pork tapeworm that creates cysts in different areas in the body.Cysticercosis refers to tissue infection...
View ArticleAmitriptyline
Generic Name: TricyclicAlternate Name: Elavil, EndepDefinition: The main classes of antidepressants used for treating fibromyalgia are tricyclics, selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and...
View ArticleSmall-Fiber Polyneuropathy
Acronym: SFPNDefinition: Small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN) is known to be caused by specific medical conditions, some of which can be treated and can sometimes be cured. SFPN is a type of peripheral...
View ArticleAyurvedic
Alternate Name: Ayurvedic MedicineDefinition: Ayurvedic medicine or Ayurvedic are systems of traditional medicines that are native to the Indian subcontinent. They are also forms of alternate...
View ArticleAggressive angiomyxoma
Definition: A slow-growing tumor of stromal cells which occurs primarily in the genital and pelvic regions. This tumor is much more common in women. It can range from relatively small tumors to...
View ArticleSpondylosis
Definition: Degeneration of the disc spaces between the vertebrae. Spondylosis is common with aging and affects virtually everyone to some degree after the age of 60 years. When severe, it can cause...
View ArticleGlenoid labrum
Definition: A ring of fibrocartilage that runs around the cavity of the scapula (wingbone) in which the head of the humerus (the bone in the upper arm) fits. The labrum deepens this cavity (the glenoid...
View ArticleOncology
Definition: The field of medicine that is devoted to cancer. Clinical oncology consists of three primary disciplines: medical oncology (the treatment of cancer with medicine, including chemotherapy),...
View ArticleHypochondriac
Definition: A person who has hypochondriasis, a disorder characterized by a preoccupation with body functions and the interpretation of normal body sensations (such as sweating) or minor abnormalities...
View ArticleGoodpasture syndrome
Definition: An autoimmune disease characterized by a combination of lung and kidney disease. Hallmarks of the disease are pulmonary hemorrhage (bleeding in the lungs) and glomerulonephritis...
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