Most Recent Articles from Encyclopedia of Medicine

• Abdominal wall defects 

  HASH(0x221d4b0) Definition Abdominal wall defects are birth (congenital) defects that allow the stomach or intestines to protrude. Description Many...

  04/06/01 by J. Ricker Polsdorfer · More from publication

• Acrocyanosis 

  HASH(0x22e4980) Definition Acrocyanosis is a decrease in the amount of oxygen delivered to the extremities. The hands and feet turn blue because of...

  04/06/01 by John Thomas Lohr · More from publication

• Addison's disease 

  HASH(0x221e530) Definition Addison's disease is a disorder involving disrupted functioning of the part of the adrenal gland called the cortex. This...

  04/06/01 by Rosalyn S. Carson-DeWitt · More from publication

• Adult respiratory distress syndrome 

  HASH(0x2302430) Definition Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also called acute respiratory distress syndrome, is a type of lung...

  04/06/01 by David A. Cramer · More from publication

• Alkaline phosphatase test 

  HASH(0x22ff380) Definition Alkaline phosphatase is an enzyme found throughout the body. Like all enzymes, it is needed, in small amounts, to...

  04/06/01 by Nancy J. Nordenson · More from publication

• Altitude sickness 

  HASH(0x221e3c0) Definition Altitude sickness is a general term encompassing a spectrum of disorders that occur at higher altitudes. Since the...

  04/06/01 by Kapil Gupta · More from publication

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