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- H Symbol for hydrogen
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- Pneumopericardium Air or gas in the space between the heart and the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart.
- Thrombosis, deep vein (DVT) Blood clotting in the veins of the inner thigh or leg. In air travel, DVT is the 'economy-class syndrome.'…
- Plasma cell A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated…
- Paralysis Loss of voluntary movement (motor function). Paralysis that affects only one muscle or limb is partial…
- DTC Direct-to-consumer, as in DTC advertising of prescription drugs
- Kirklin See: Kirklin, John W.
- Disk, intervertebral See: Intervertebral disk
- Squamous cells Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word 'squamous' came from the Latin squama meaning 'the scale of a…
- Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma: A leading childhood form of cancer that arises in the adrenal gland or in tissue in the…