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Shotty
Resembling shot or pellets of lead, shotgun pellets and, hence, hard and round. The term 'shotty' was in use in the 19th century. It is now generally obsolete but it is still in medicinal usage. Shotty is very commonly used in describing…
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- IFA Indirect immunofluorescence assay
- Stone, renal A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. Renal stones are a…
- Babesiosis An illness caused by the parasite Babesia which is transmitted from animals to humans by ticks. In the US, it…
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