Bma Illustrated Medical Dictionary
H 2 -receptor antagonistsA common abbreviation for histamine 2 -receptor ant- agonists, a group of ulcer-healing drugs. (See als ...
Loss of sex drive and a reduction in the size of the testes are often the first signs. Excess iron over a period of time causes ...
may increase to a dangerous level, caus- ing a risk of kernicterus(a type of brain damage). Severely affected babies have marked ...
injury. First, small blood vessels con- strict. Second, small blood cellscalled platelets aggregate and plug the bleed- ing poin ...
5 days. Transplanted hairs fall out shortly afterwards, but new hairs grow from the follicles 3 weeks to 3 months later. Other t ...
common in sports. Repeated strenuous exercise may sprain the muscles (see overuse injury). handThe hand is made up of the wrist, ...
handednessPreference for using the right or left hand. Some 90 per cent of adults use the right hand for writing; two thirds pre ...
produce enough thyroid hormones, a condition known as hypothyroidism. The principal symptoms of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are tire ...
new cells can be made accumulate at the site of damage. Fibrous tissue is laid down within the blood clot to form a supportive s ...
of child development and when hearing im- pairment is suspected. The tests are some- times included in a general medical exam- i ...
Problems with artificial hearts include the formation of blood clots within the device, and infection. They are therefore used a ...
heart disease, ischaemicThe most common form of heart disease, in which narrowing or obstruction of the coronary arteries, usual ...
Echocardiographyis useful for investi- gating congenital heart defects and abnormalities of the valves or heart wall. An ultraso ...
surgeryallows the treatment of most types of heart defect present at birth (see heart disease, congenital) and vari- ous disorde ...
be continued. Some people need long- term treatment with anticoagulant drugs to prevent the formation of blood clots around the ...
Heimlich manoeuvreA first-aid treat- ment for choking. The sole aim of the Heimlich manoeuvre is to dislodge the material that i ...
young people is usually caused by migraine. In older people, it occurs in transient ischaemic attacks. Permanent homonymous hemi ...
few and mild to severe with pain, fever, and jaundice. Blood tests, including liver function tests, may be used for diagnosis. I ...
in which both inheritance and environ- ment probably play a part. A rough estimate of heritability can be obtained from the know ...
herpanginaA throat infection caused by coxsackievirus. Herpangina most com- monly affects young children. The virus is usually t ...
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