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Malady
Malady
Illness.
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Malabo doctors
All doctors near Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Doctors who can assist a patient in Malabo.
Malabon doctors
All doctors near Malabon, the Philippines. Doctors who can assist a patient in Malabon.
Malabsorption syndromes
Conditions that happen when the small intestine cannot absorb nutrients from foods.
Malaga doctors
All doctors near Malaga, Spain. Doctors who can assist a patient in Malaga.
Malang doctors
All doctors near Malang, Indonesia. Doctors who can assist a patient in Malang.
Malappuram doctors
All doctors near Malappuram, India. Doctors who can assist a patient in Malappuram.
Malaria
A disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted person-to-person by the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. These mosquitoes are present in the tropics and subtropics in almost all countries. Malaria is the most deadly of all tropical parasitic diseases.
Malarone
Malarone is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): atovaquone; proguanil hydrochloride.
Malarone pediatric
Malarone pediatric is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): atovaquone; proguanil hydrochloride.
Malatya doctors
All doctors near Malatya, Turkey. Doctors who can assist a patient in Malatya.
Malay Municipal Hospital
The Malay Municipal Hospital is a hospital in Aklan, Philippines.
Malayer doctors
All doctors near Malayer, Iran. Doctors who can assist a patient in Malayer.
Malaysian doctor
A doctor who, being or not a citizen of that country, has been admitted to practice medicine in Malaysia.
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Mood-congruent psychotic features
Delusions or hallucinations whose content is entirely consistent with the typical themes of a depressed or manic mood. If the mood is depressed, the content of the delusions or hallucinations would involve themes of personal inadequacy, guilt, disease, death, nihilism, or deserved punishment. The content of the delusion may include themes of persecution if these are based on self-derogatory~ concepts such as deserved punishment. If the mood is manic, the content of the delusions or hallucinations would involve themes of inflated worth, power, knowledge, or identity, or a special relationship to a deity or a famous person. The content of the delusion may include themes of persecution if these are based on concepts such as inflated worth or deserved punishment.
Mood-incongruent psychotic features
Delusions or hallucinations whose content is not consistent with the typical themes of a depressed or manic mood. In the case of depression, the delusions or hallucinations would not involve themes of personal inadequacy, guilt, disease, death, nihilism, or deserved punishment. In the case of mania, the delusions or hallucinations would not involve themes of inflated worth, power, knowledge, or identity, or a special relationship to a deity or a famous person. Examples of mood-incongruent psychotic features include persecutory delusions (without self-derogatory~ or grandiose content), thought insertion, thought broadcasting, and delusions of being controlled whose content has no apparent relationship to any of the themes listed above.
MI
See Acute Myocardial Infarction.
Multiple abortion
Two or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) by a woman. Couples who have had multiple abortions have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromosome translocation responsible for the miscarriages.
Macule
A discolored, flat spot of skin.
Malady
Malignancy
A tendency to worsen to a more serious illness or death. Commonly used to describe cancer.
Malingering
Deliberate exaggeration of the symptoms of an illness or injury for gain. For example, pretending to be ill in order to escape duty or work.
Malleolus
The rounded bony prominence on either side of the ankle.
Malleus
A small bone in the middle ear, often called the hammer.
Malnutrition
Poor nourishment resulting from an inadequate or improper diet.
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