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Health care
Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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brain hypoxia
Health care; Diseases
A reduction in brain oxygen supply. Severe hypoxia is referred to as anoxia, and is a relatively common cause of injury to the central nervous system. Prolonged brain anoxia may ...
hypoventilation
Health care; Diseases
A reduction in the amount of air entering the pulmonary alveoli.
anemia
Health care; Diseases
A reduction in the number of circulating erythrocytes or in the quantity of hemoglobin.
hyperopia
Health care; Diseases
A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus behind the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too short from ...
myopia
Health care; Diseases
A refractive error in which rays of light entering the eye parallel to the optic axis are brought to a focus in front of the retina, as a result of the eyeball being too long from ...
hypercementosis
Health care; Diseases
A regressive change of teeth characterized by excessive development of secondary cementum on the tooth surface. It may occur on any part of the root, but the apical two-thirds are ...
essential tremor
Health care; Diseases
A relatively common disorder characterized by a fairly specific pattern of tremors which are most prominent in the upper extremities and neck, inducing titubations of the head. ...
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