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electrocerebral silence:
In electroencephalography (EEG), the absence of detectable electrical activity in the cortex of the brain.  The EEG tracing shows no deflections from it's baseline.  This finding is diagnostic of brain death.

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Epidural Blood Patch:
A clot of a patient's blood placed over the dura to repair a cerebrospinal fluid leak that may be caused by a lumbar puncture, esp. one performed with a large-bore needle. It is used to treat persistent post–lumbar puncture headache. (Also Taber's word of the day 3/3/09)

Schizotrichia:
Splitting of the tips of the hair

Paranephric:
1. Close to the kidney.
2. Concerning the adrenal glands

Exchange list:
A grouping of foods to assist people on special diets.  In each group, foods are listed in serving sizes that are interchangeable with respect to carbohydrates, fats, protein, and calories.  The groups are starches and bread; meat; vegetables and fruit; milk; and fats.  This approach is especially useful in managing diets for diabetics.

Bloom's syndrome:
[David Bloom, A. physician, b. 1892] An autosomal recessive disease, found predominantly but not exclusively in persons of Jewish ancestry, marked by chromosomal abnormalities, facial rashes, dwarfism, and a propensity to develop leukemia.
 

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