an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
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Postnasal drip
chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx
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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.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 belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal."That which is behind"; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In old writers it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, secretion, mucus, rear, nasal.abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathi…
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