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Raynaud's disease

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Raynaud's disease [rā′nōz di‚zēz]
(medicine)
A usually bilateral disease of blood vessels, especially of the extremities; excited by cold or emotion, characterized by intermittent pallor, cyanosis, and redness, and generally accompanied by pain.


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In long-term care facilities, they keep residents' hands, wrists, and arms warm and reduce pain caused by surgeries, Raynaud's disease, arthritis, diabetes, and other circulatory ailments.
Raynaud's disease can cause cold feet associated with cool temperatures.
Chapters covering headache, temporomandibular disorders, Raynaud's disease, hypertension, urinary and fecal incontinence, and fibromyalgia may be of interest to therapists in specific settings.
 
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