an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.Hiccup
(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"
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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
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.excessive ammonia in the urine
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.transient cessation of respiration
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage
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
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
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
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Philosophy, Philosophy of science.difficult or labored respiration
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.Words connected by meaning
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a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial /h/ sounds.; "The ‘p’…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.The quality of being audible; power of being heard; audible capacity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.Also, in a wider sense, the sound caused by the friction of the outgoing breath in the throat, mouth, etc., when the glottis is wide o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac palpitation; heartbur…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.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: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of pro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed sof…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: plural, reflex, spasms, diaphragm, accompanied.Explore Academic Dictionary
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