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Squamous cell carcinoma
Cancer that begins in squamous cells -- thin, flat cells that look under the microscope like fish scales. Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of hollow organs of the body, and the passages…
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Show more- Retinopathy Any disease of the retina, the light-sensitive membrane at the back of the eye. The type of retinopathy is…
- RUQ Abbreviation for the right upper quadrant (quarter). The RUQ of the abdomen contains the liver and the…
- Blood dyscrasia Blood disease
- H (drug caution code) Abbreviation standing for habitforming on a medication that indicates caution because the medication may…
- Aldrex Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Rat-flea typhus Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Diarrhea, rotavirus Diarrhea, rotavirus: A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in infants and young children. Each year…
- G-CSF Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. A colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the production of…
- Category 3 storm See: Category three hurricane
- Genetics, transplantation The field of biology and medicine relating to the genes that govern the acceptance or rejection of a…
- Lab result The result of a test done in a laboratory
- Athlete foot See: Athlete's foot