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United States Department of Health and Human Services, Radiation Emergency Medical Management
An exaggerated response by the immune system to a drug or other substance.
Industry:Health care
A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. Also called lymphocytic leukopenia and lymphopenia.
Industry:Health care
Refers to the genitalia (external and internal sex organs and glands).
Industry:Health care
A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. Hypertension usually has no symptoms. It can harm the arteries and cause an increase in the risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, and blindness. Also called high blood pressure.
Industry:Health care
An important mineral the body needs to make hemoglobin, a substance in the blood that carries oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body. Iron is also an important part of many other proteins and enzymes needed by the body for normal growth and development. It is found in red meat, fish, poultry, lentils, beans, and foods with iron added, such as cereal.
Industry:Health care
A type of cancer that begins in the tissues covering the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose).
Industry:Health care
