Commonly used Set Phrases

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• absence seizure

pronounced "ab-sonce"; patient more or less?"drops out" for a brief period, often seen in patients subject to seizures.



• Alice in Wonderland syndrome

a delusional state (psych)



• alien hand sign

sequela of a stroke; uncontrollable action of the hand of the unaffected side.



• angry back

see excited skin syndrome



• athlete's foot

tinea pedis



• aviator's ear

barotitis media