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- Xenotransplantation Transplantation from one species to a foreign one. The rationale for xenotransplantation has included the…
- Eczema, contact A localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning where the skin has come into contact with an…
- Test, stress echocardiography A supplement to the routine exercise cardiac stress test. During stress echocardiography, the sound waves of…
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