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  2. Cause (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Related to this, sometimes several symptoms always appear together, or more often than what could be expected, though it is known that one cannot cause the other. These situations are called syndromes, and normally it is assumed that an underlying condition must exist that explains all the symptoms. [citation needed]

  3. Comorbidity - Wikipedia

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    However the principle clarification of the term was given by H. C. Kraemer and M. van den Akker, determining comorbidity as the combination in a patient of 2 or more chronic diseases (disorders), pathogenetically related to each other or coexisting in a single patient independent of each disease's activity in the patient. [citation needed]

  4. Multimorbidity - Wikipedia

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    This distinction is important in how the healthcare system treats people and helps making clear the specific settings in which the use of one or the other term can be preferred. Multimorbidity offers a more general and person-centered concept that allows focusing on all of the patient's symptoms and providing a more holistic care.

  5. Underlying representation - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In contrast, a surface representation is the phonetic representation of the word or sound. The concept of an underlying representation is central to generative grammar. [3] If more phonological rules apply to the same underlying form, they can apply wholly independently of each other or in a feeding or counterbleeding order.

  6. Asset-backed security - Wikipedia

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    The term "asset-backed security" is currently defined in Form S-3 to mean a security that is primarily serviced by the cash flows of a discrete pool of receivables or other financial assets, either fixed or revolving, that by their terms convert into cash within a finite time period plus any rights or other assets designed to assure the ...

  7. Glossary of biology - Wikipedia

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    Also called an antibacterial. A type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. Archaea One of the three recognized domains of organisms, the other two being Bacteria and Eukaryota. artificial selection Also called selective breeding. The process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively control the development of particular ...

  8. Pope Francis in hospital: How to reduce the chances of ... - AOL

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    Wen: The word polymicrobial means that more than one organism is involved in his illness. So, more than one type of virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite was detected and believed to be the cause of ...

  9. Thrombocythemia - Wikipedia

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    Other causes of reactive thrombocythemia include: post surgery, iron deficiency, drugs, and rebound effect after bone marrow suppression. [8] Research suggests that thrombocytosis can also occur after physical exercise , and is triggered by hemoconcentration and the release of platelets from the liver , lungs and spleen .