Medical Terms

A set of signs and symptoms seen when alcohol is withheld from someone with alcohol dependence; characterized by CNS hyperexcitability, which may include hallucinations, seizures, and death.

An adrenal gland hormone that instructs nephrons to increase reabsorption of salt and water, helping to raise blood pressure.

Main human digestive tract that runs throughout the body, also known as the gastrointestinal tract.

A substance that causes an allergic reaction.

An overreaction of the immune system to a harmless substance.

A condition characterized by hair loss from the scalp or body due to various causes including genetics, autoimmune disease, or medication.

Tiny air sacs with thin walls located at the end of bronchioles.

A disease of the brain characterized by progressive impairment of memory and other brain functions such as orientation and judgment; it is named after the nineteenth-century German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer.

A set of nitrogen-containing compounds that form the building blocks for the production of protein molecules.

A metabolic waste product that is converted into urea in the body.