falling-disease

  • 1falling disease — a condition seen in cattle with dietary copper deficiency, sometimes with molybdenum poisoning; affected animals suddenly throw up their heads, utter a loud cry, and usually quickly die. They may show earlier signs of dietary deficiency such as… …

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  • 2falling disease — noun : the typical terminal manifestation of severe copper deficiency in which an animal collapses and dies apparently from heart failure consequent to myocardial damage …

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  • 3Falling Creek Ironworks — was established in 1619 by the Virginia Company of London in Henrico Cittie (sic) on Falling Creek near its confluence with the James River. It was the first iron production facility in North America, although it was short lived due to an attack… …

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  • 4disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… …

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  • 5Disease, Lou Gehrig — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a classic motor neuron disease. Motor neuron diseases are progressive chronic diseases of the nerves that come from the spinal cord responsible for supplying electrical stimulation to the muscles. This… …

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  • 6Disease, rotator cuff — Damage to the rotator cuff, a group of four tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint and move the shoulder in various directions. A common cause of shoulder pain, rotator cuff disease can be due to trauma (e.g., from falling and injuring the… …

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  • 7Falling Into Place — Finch (groupe) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Finch. Finch Pays d’origine …

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  • 8Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …

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  • 9falling sickness — Synonyms and related words: Jacksonian epilepsy, MS, Rolandic epilepsy, abdominal epilepsy, access, acquired epilepsy, activated epilepsy, affect epilepsy, akinetic epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, apoplexy, arrest, attack, autonomic… …

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  • 10Huntington's disease — Classification and external resources A microscope image of …

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