A.While elevated blood pressure alone is not an illness, it often requires treatment due to its short and long-term effects on many organs. The risk is increased for: Cerebrovascular accident (CVAs or strokes), myocardial infarction (heart attack), hypertensive cardiomyopathy (heart failure due ...
Fatigue has many possible causes, which can range from a lack of sleep to a health issue such as thyroid disease. When fatigue is long-term, severe, and it can?t be explained by lifestyle or a medical condition, the cause could be a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome. Doctors don...
The liver changes the chemical composition of many of the absorbed substances to more usable forms, and other tissues of the body (e.g., fat cells, kidneys, endo-crine glands) help modify the absorbed substances or store them until they are needed. 肝脏(liver) 可改变许多被吸收物质的化学组...
Laughter has so many benefits and it is no wonder it can also mitigate stress. For long-term effects, exercise goes a long way in ensuring your body regularly releases endorphins and is fit to face any challenge. Befriending stress? Yes, you can-and should She underscored that members of ...
Pimples, 'zits' Dermatology A general term for a primarily pubertal condition characterized by local inflammation of the pilosebaceous unit of the face, upper back and shoulders due to keratinaceous plugging of the sebaceous glands at the base of hair follicles. See Acne arthritis, Acne vulgaris,...
transitional cell carcinomaa malignant tumor arising from a transitional type of stratified epithelium, usually affecting the urinary bladder. verrucous carcinoma 1.a variety ofsquamous cell carcinomathat has a predilection for the buccal mucosa but also affects other oral soft tissue and the larynx. ...
cells rest, and interdigitations, as well as cellular junctions.Surface Epithelium: Histologydue to long-term refluxesophagitisEsophagitisEsophagitis is the inflammation or irritation of the esophagus. The major types of esophagitis are medication-induced, infectious, eosinophilic, corrosive, and acid ...
a specialized part of the brainstem that is among a group of structures called the limbic system. The limbic system controls human emotions through its connections to glands and muscles; it also connects to the ANS and "higher" brain centers, such as parts of the cerebral cortex. One problem...
There are 2 forms of osteoporosis: primary, which is commonly postmenopausal, or senile, and secondary, which is a manifestation of immobilization, underlying medical disorders, or long-term use of certain medications. Osteoporosis most often presents clinically with fractures (most commonly, vertebral...
ROOT MEANING EXAMPLE DEFINITION OF EXAMPLE morph/o cyt/o, -cyte nucle/o form cell polymorphic [,pɔli'mɔ:fik] adj. cytogenesis [,saitəu'dʒenəsis] n. nuclear ['nju:kliə] adj. having many forms 多形的 the formation (-genesis) of cells 细胞发生 pertaining to a nucleus...