| 41. | Acupuncture detoxification | Acupuncture detoxification is the use of auricular (outer ear) acupuncture to treat drug and alcohol addiction. Evidence supporting the use of auricular acupuncture to treat addictions is More… 0.9 KB |
| 42. | Acupuncture point | Acupuncture points are locations on the body that are the focus of acupuncture, acupressure, sonopuncture, and laser acupuncture treatments. There are several hundred acupuncture points that More… 1.6 KB |
| 43. | Adam stokes syndrome | A syndrome characterized by fainting and sometimes convulsions due to prolonged asystole; seen usually when there is a failure of effective contraction in the course of complete heart block More… 0.3 KB |
| 44. | Addison disease | Primary adrenoconical insufticiency;adrenoc0nica| insufficiency caused by destruction of the adrenal cortex. a disease characterized by chronic deficiency of hormones concerned with More… 0.5 KB |
| 45. | Adenoidectomy | Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids. They may be removed for several reasons, including impaired breathing through the nose and chronic infections or earaches. The surgery More… 1.1 KB |
| 46. | African iron overload | formerly known as "Bantu siderosis", is an iron overload disorder first observed among people of African descent in Southern Africa. Causes : Originally, this was blamed More… 0.9 KB |
| 47. | Agenesis | In medicine, agenesis refers to the failure of an organ to develop during embryonic growth and development. Many forms of agenesis are referred to by individual names, depending on the organ More… 0.6 KB |
| 48. | Alanine | Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A) is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(NH2)COOH. The L-isomer is one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e. the building blocks of proteins. More… 0.5 KB |
| 49. | Albinism | is a form of hypopigmentary congenital disorder, characterized by a partial (in hypomelanism, also called hypomelanosis) or total (amelanism or amelanosis) lack of melanin pigment in the More… 0.8 KB |
| 50. | Allantois | (plural allantoides or allantoises) is a part of a developing animal conceptus (which consists of all embryonic and extra-embryonic tissues). It helps the embryo exchange gases and handle More… 0.4 KB |
| 51. | Alpha mannosidosis | is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficient activity of the enzyme alpha-D-mannosidase. Symptoms range widely in their onset and severity. The onset of the More… 1.4 KB |
| 52. | Amniocentesis | Amniocentesis (sometimes referred to as amniotic fluid test or AFT), is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities and fetal infections, in which a small More… 2.3 KB |
| 53. | Amnion | The amnion is a membranous sac that surrounds and protects an embryo. It is developed in reptiles, birds, and mammals, which are hence called “Amniota”; but not in amphibians and fish More… 2.1 KB |
| 54. | Amniotic fluid | Amniotic fluid or liquor amnii is the nourishing and protecting liquid contained by the amnion of a pregnant woman. Amnion grows and begins to fill, mainly with water, around two weeks after More… 2.0 KB |
| 55. | Anaplastic large cell lymphoma | (ALCL) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that features in the World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of lymphomas. Its name derives from anaplasia and large cell lymphoma.It occurs More… 0.9 KB |
| 56. | Anemia | Condition where the level of red blood cells is less than normal or where the haemoglobin is less, making it more difficult for the blood to carry oxygen; haemolytic anaemia = anaemia caused More… 0.6 KB |
| 57. | Anthophyllite | is an amphibole mineral: (Mg, Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, magnesium iron inosilicate hydroxide. Anthophyllite is polymorphic with cummingtonite. Some forms of anthophyllite are lamellar or fibrous and More… 0.3 KB |
| 58. | Antiretroviral drugs | Antiretroviral drugs are medications for the treatment of infection by retroviruses, primarily HIV. When several such drugs, typically three or four, are taken in combination, the approach More… 0.9 KB |
| 59. | Arachidic acid | Arachidic acid, also called eicosanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid found in peanut oil. Its name derives from the Latin arachis — peanut. It can be formed by the hydrogenation of More… 0.3 KB |
| 60. | Arginine | Arginine (abbreviated as Arg or R) is an α-amino acid. The L-form is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids. Its codons are CGU, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, and AGG. In mammals, arginine is More… 0.6 KB |
