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Hepatic transplant
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- CBT Cognitive behavior therapy. See: Cognitive therapy
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- Renal cell cancer Cancer that develops in the lining of the renal tubules, which filter the blood and produce urine. Also…
- HHV-8 Human herpesvirus 8, a herpesvirus that contributes to the development of Kaposi sarcoma, an otherwise rare…
- NIDDK (Nat'l Institute of Diabetes and Kidney) And Kidney Diseases): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- Cervical disc A disk shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column in the…
- Azoospermia No sperm at all. The ejaculate is completely devoid of sperm. By contrast, in oligospermia (literally, few…
- Local seizure See: Partial seizure
- Electromyogram Electromyogram: A test used to record the electrical activity of muscles. When muscles are active, they…
- Carbohydrates Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as…