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Phen-Fen
The once-popular diet-drug combination of fenfluramine and phentermine that, amidst much media attention, was taken off the market because of concern for heart valve damage. See: Fenfluramine
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- Serositis Inflammation of the serous tissues of the body. The serous tissues line the lungs (pleura), heart…
- Immunity, natural See: Innate immunity
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- Pelvis The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones
- Syndrome, Sjogren's See: Sjogren syndrome
- Parathyroid insufficiency See: Hypoparathyroidism
- Plexus 1. In medicine, a network or tangle of lymphatic vessels, nerves, or veins. For example, the brachial plexus…
- ENT physician A medical specialist who is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the head and neck…
- Abdominal aneurysm An aneurysm situated within the abdomen (belly). An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an…