an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
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Areflexia
absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
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excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia a…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
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Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.a decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood
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(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent ab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soudness or value; as. some colors in /oth damage in sunlight.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the cl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, r…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: absence, reflex, sign, possible, nerve.A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or…
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