para-aminobenzoic acid
A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.
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340 matchesparacentesis
Two jobs in one puncture: draining the fluid eases the pressure of a swollen abdomen, while a sample of it explains why the fluid gathered.
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(Other name for: chlorzoxazone)
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Scattered nests of cells left over from the developing nervous system, some releasing hormones and some sensing the blood.
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A tumor that can sit silently for years or flood the body with adrenaline, depending on where it happens to grow.
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Parageusia is a persistent, unpleasant, or metallic taste sensation that occurs without a food source, a specific pattern of taste disturbance.
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Paralysis is the loss of voluntary muscle movement in part of the body, resulting from a disruption in the nerve signals that control it.
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A condition in which the muscles of the intestines do not allow food to pass through, resulting in a blocked intestine.
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The most senior clinician on most ambulances, trained to begin at the roadside the treatment that once waited for a hospital.
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A type of virus that has hemagglutinin-neuraminidase proteins in the outer coat and RNA as the genetic material.
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One of many small hollow spaces in the bones around the nose.
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Paraneoplastic syndrome describes symptoms caused indirectly by substances a tumor releases, rather than by the tumor's physical growth or spread.
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Paranoia describes a pervasive pattern of unwarranted suspicion and distrust of others, ranging from a personality trait to a symptom of psychiatric illness.
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(Other name for: carboplatin)
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(Other name for: carboplatin)
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Many have life cycles passing through more than one species, so breaking the cycle can matter as much as treating the person.
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Biology recognizes several ways two species can live together, and what makes a relationship parasitic is that only one side benefits.
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Because episodes occur during sleep or its transitions, the person experiencing a parasomnia often has no memory of it afterward.
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The parasympathetic nervous system slows the heart and promotes digestion, largely opposing the body's fight or flight response.
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A substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium.
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