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- Adult T-cell lymphoma See: Adult T-cell leukemia
- Thiazolidinedione (Pronounced THIGH-ah-ZO-li-deen-DYE-own.) A class of drugs for type 2 diabetes that lower the blood sugar by…
- Facultative heterochromatin Chromosome material that can be either heterochromatin or euchromatin. The inactive X chromosome is made up…
- Anemia, Fanconi See Fanconi anemia
- Pityriasis alba A common mild rash of unknown origin that can appear on a person of any age (most commonly at 10-35 years of…
- Adenitis Inflammation of a gland. From the aden-, gland + -itis, inflammation
- Xanthoma tuberosum Xanthoma that clusters near joints. It is associated with lipid disorders, cirrhosis of the liver, and…
- Macular degeneration Macular degeneration: A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina…
- Vaccine, live polio See: Polio vaccine, oral
- Speculum, vaginal An instrument used to widen the opening of the vagina so that the cervix is more easily visible. 'Speculum'…
- Prostate specific antigen Prostate specific antigen: Widely known as PSA. See: PSA.