an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
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Muscle spasm
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
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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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The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action. (Metaph.) A theory as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great muscular debility,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slav…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body; sometimes, the arm.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.The act or process of contracting, shortening, or shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction of the heart, of the pupil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: painful, involuntary, muscular, contraction.An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.
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