an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
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the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome
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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
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
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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 presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secreti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating aw…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a fl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.congenital condition in which the colon does not have the normal network of nerves; there is little urge to defecate so the feces accu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or unclean; earth; as, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.The decomposition of complex substances, within the organism, into simpler ones suitable only for excretion, with evolution of energy,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and funct…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: presence, greater, normal, amounts, feces.Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against th…
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