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Hair loss

The thinning of hair on the scalp and associated prevention and treatment.

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off-label use

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In the United States, the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permit physicians to prescribe approved medications for other than their intended indications. This practice is known ...

neck

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The part of the body joining the head to the shoulders. Also, any narrow or constricted part of a bone or organ that joins its parts as, for example, the neck of the femur bone.

nutrition

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1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as nutritional solutions delivered to hospitalized patients via an IV or IG tube.

libido

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1. Sexual drive. 2. In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy from all instinctive biological drives.

menopause

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The time in a woman's life when menstrual periods permanently stop; it is also called the "change of life. " Menopause is the opposite of the menarche.

itching

Health care; Hair loss

An uncomfortable sensation in the skin that feels as if something is crawling on the skin or in the skin, and makes the person want to scratch the affected area.

laser

Health care; Hair loss

A powerful beam of light that can produce intense heat when focused at close range. Lasers are used in medicine in microsurgery, cauterization, for diagnostic purposes, etc. For example, lasers are ...

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