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Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

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Erythroleukemia

Medical; Medicine

A myeloproliferative disorder characterised by neoplastic proliferation of erythroblastic and myeloblastic elements with atypical erythroblasts and myeloblasts in the peripheral blood.

characteristic symptom

Medical; Medicine

A symptom that is 'striking, strange, unusual, peculiar' in the case. Close attention is paid to characteristic symptoms as they must correspond to symptoms of the remedy if it is to cure.

Haematology

Medical; Medicine

The branch of medicine that deals with the blood,esp.its disorders.

Dry cough

Medical; Medicine

A cough without expectoration. Also known as nonproductive cough; unproductive cough.

Expectoration

Medical; Medicine

To eject phlegm or other material from the throat or lungs.

Stomatology

Medical; Medicine

A branch of dentistry dealing with the gums and jaws; the medical study of the gums and jaws.

Cerebrospinal fluid leak

Medical; Medicine

A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurs when the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord leaks out from the dura, the membrane surrounding those structures. that may occur spontaneously ...

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