an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
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Keratomalacia
softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue
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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.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
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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
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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"
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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: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.(ophthalmology) impaired eyesight resulting usually from irregular conformation of the cornea; common in nearsighted people
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in which it d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling, produced by exposure of the feet or hands to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometim…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.See Cystic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: softening, drying, ulceration, cornea, resulting.
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