Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance vs. Milk Allergy. Lactose intolerance can be genetic, or it can be caused by damage to the small intestine due to a viral or bacterial infection, Dr. Barto explains. Itâs also fairly common, and more so in certain populations.
Asterix (character) Asterix (French: AstÃ©rix) is a fictional character the titular hero of the French comic book series The Adventures of Asterix. The series portrays him as a diminutive but fearless Gaulish warrior living in the time of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars.
asterixis. a motor disturbance marked by intermittent lapses of an assumed posture as a result of intermittency of sustained contraction of groups of muscles; called liver flap because of its occurrence in coma associated with liver disease, but also observed in other conditions.o elicit asterixis (flapping tremor) the patient extends the arm, dorsiflexes the wrist, and extends the fingers.