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Loss of hair; baldness

Hypersensitivity induced by preliminary exposure to a substance and usually producing a contraction of smooth muscle and a dilation of blood vessels

Diminished appetite; aversion to food.

Relieving cough

Inability to coordinate the muscles in voluntary movement

Wasting of tissues

Slow heart beat

Perspiration, sweating, especially when in abundance and medically induced

Abnormal sense of taste

Difficulty/pain in swallowing

Difficulty in breathing, often associated with lung or heart disease and resulting in shortness of breath

An accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serious cavities

The act or process of vomiting

Nose bleeding

redness of the skin caused by dilation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection

A more or less inert substance added in a prescription as a diluent or vehicle or to give form or consistency when the remedy is given in pill form

The presence of blood in urine

The presence of excessive body and faial hair, especially in women

Excessive glucose in the blood

Abnormally elevated blood pressure

Yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues, occuring as a symptom of various diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile

A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness

Any disease of the kidney

A fall in blood pressure associated with dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes syncoe, occuring upon standing or when standing motionless in a fixed position

Sensitivity or responsiveness to light

An indifferent substance, in the form of a medicine, given for teh suggestive efffect. An inert compound, identical in appearance with material being tested in experimental research, where the patient and the physician may or may not know which is which

Eating in excess

Excessive passage of urine, as in diabetes

severe itching, often of undamaged skin

A condition characterized by hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membranes that result in the appearance of purplish spots or patches

Break down of striated muscle fibers with excretion of myoglobin in the urine

A state of drowsiness; sleepiness

Mouth inflammation

A brief loss of consciousness caused by a sudden fall of blood pressure or failure of the cardiac systole, resulting in cerebreal anemia

Fast heart beat

A sound in one ear or both ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, occurring without an external stimulus and usually caused by a specific condition, such as an ear infection, the use of certain drugs, a blocked auditory tube, or a head injury

A skin condition characterized by welts that itch intenselym caused by an allergic reaction, an infection, or a nervous condition

A sensation of irregular or whirling motion, either of oneself or of external objects, often caused by inner ear disease