| TV | talipes varus; television; tetrazolium violet; thoracic vertebra; tickborne virus; tidal volume; tot... |
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| OBS(?) | Organic Brain Syndrome |
| 'Greek letter alpha' | angular acceleration; first [carbon atom next to the carbon atom bearing the active group in organic... |
| AOBS | acute organic brain syndrome |
| COBS | cesarean-obtained barrier-sustained; chronic organic brain syndrome |
| height vertigo | Dizziness experienced when looking down from a great height or in looking up at a high building or cliff. Synonym: vertical vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| horizontal vertigo | Dizziness experienced on lying down. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sham-movement vertigo | Dizziness accompanied by an impression that the body is rotating or that objects are rotating about the body. Synonym: gyrosa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hysterical vertigo | A sensation of dizziness, as from a whirling motion, whose aetiology is psychosomatic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nocturnal vertigo | A feeling of falling when dropping off to sleep. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ocular vertigo | Dizziness attributed to refractive errors or imbalance of the extrinsic muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endemic paralytic vertigo | A paroxysmal attack of severe vertigo, not accompanied by deafness or tinnitus, which affects young to middle-aged adults, often following a non-specific upper respiratory infection; due to unilateral vestibular dysfunction. Synonym: endemic paralytic vertigo, epidemic vertigo, Gerlier's disease, kubisagari, kubisagaru, paralyzing vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidemic vertigo | A paroxysmal attack of severe vertigo, not accompanied by deafness or tinnitus, which affects young to middle-aged adults, often following a non-specific upper respiratory infection; due to unilateral vestibular dysfunction. Synonym: endemic paralytic vertigo, epidemic vertigo, Gerlier's disease, kubisagari, kubisagaru, paralyzing vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labyrinthine vertigo | <neurology> A name applied to recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. A dysfunction of the semi-circular canals (endolymphatic sac) in the inner ear. Symptoms include dizziness, hearing loss (one-sided), vertigo, nausea, vomiting and abnormal eye movements. Treatment includes anticholinergics, antihistamines and other medications which relieve vertigo. Diuretic medications have been used to lower pressure in the endolymphatic sac. (27 Sep 1997) |
| laryngeal vertigo | Fainting as a result of a coughing spell, caused by persistent increased intrathoracic pressure diminishing venous return to the heart, thus lowering cardiac output; most often occurs in heavy-set male smokers who have chronic bronchitis. Synonym: Charcot's vertigo, laryngeal vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral vertigo | Dizziness caused by watching the telegraph poles and fences from the window of a fast-moving vehicle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute organic brain syndrome | <syndrome> A constellation of behavioural or psychological signs and symptoms including problems with attention, concentration, memory, confusion, anxiety, and depression caused by transient or permanent dysfunction of the brain. Synonym: acute organic brain syndrome, OBS, organic mental syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| volatile organic compounds | (VOC) Emissions of non-methane hydrocarbons, measured by standard DEQ methods. (05 Dec 1998) |
| substance-induced organic mental disorders | Mental disorders caused by use of drugs, e.g., cocaine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| organic | Any foods grown without the use of chemical fertilisers or pesticides, in soil made rich by composting and mulching. Pertaining to carbon-based compounds produced by living plants, animals or by synthetic processes. (27 Sep 1997) |