neurologic
A pointer to a system rather than a diagnosis, and one that narrows the search only once the examination localizes the problem.
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427 matchesneuroradiologist
Neuroradiologists interpret imaging of the brain, spine, and nervous system and often perform minimally invasive procedures guided by those same images.
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A neurotoxin is a substance that damages or disrupts the normal function of nerve cells or the nervous system.
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Licensing sits with the state, so what one nurse practitioner may do alone differs from what another may do elsewhere.
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Sensation reduced or absent in an area, which is a different finding from the tingling and pins and needles it is often confused with.
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What one may legally do varies by jurisdiction, so the same credential means independent practice in one place and a supervised role in another.
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Major medical bodies classify obesity as a chronic disease, because the body actively defends an enlarged fat store rather than simply holding surplus weight.
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Ocular melanoma is a rare cancer of the pigment producing cells within the eye, most often arising in the middle layer called the uvea.
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Olfaction is the sensory process that detects airborne chemical molecules in the nose and interprets them as distinct smells.
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An oncolysate is laboratory material made by breaking open cancer cells, releasing cellular components that can be studied or used to prompt an immune response.
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An opiate is a pain-relieving substance derived directly from opium, a narrower category than the broader term opioid, which also includes synthetic drugs.
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A drug used to increase the number of blood cells, especially platelets, in some cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
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Distinct from denial: an accurate grasp of a diagnosis and a hopeful outlook about living with it can sit together.
Read definitionorganic food
Organic food is grown and processed under defined regulatory standards that restrict synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and similar inputs used in conventional agriculture.
Read definitionosteoporosis
Spinal fractures are the most common kind and often pass unnoticed, surfacing later as lost height and a stooped upper back.
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Choosing which result to measure decides what a study is able to claim, which is why the choice is fixed before anyone is enrolled.
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The threshold is not a fixed quantity: body size, kidney and liver function, and whatever else is already on board all move it.
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The whole design rests on the tablet staying intact, since crushing it converts a slow dose into a large immediate one.
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P-glycoprotein is a transport protein present in many normal tissues that pumps drugs and toxins out of cells, sometimes contributing to drug resistance in cancer.
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Trained as a generalist rather than inside one specialty, which is why a PA can move between fields without starting over.
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