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Low-grade lymphoma
A lymphoma that tends to grow and spread slowly, in contrast to an intermediate- or high-grade lymphoma which tends to grow and spread more quickly. Low-grade lymphomas include chronic lymphocytic lymphoma and follicular small cleaved cell…
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- Tympany A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympany is heard if the…
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor A member of the nuclear hormone receptor subfamily of transcription factors. Peroxisome…
- Clinical psychology A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance…
- Arthritis, quackery Like many people with chronic ailments, sufferers from arthritis are potentially vulnerable to proponents of…
- Silicatosis See: Silicosis
- Cancer, bladder Cancer of the organ responsible for temporarily holding urine after it leaves the kidneys. The most common…
- Mastalgia Pain in the breast or mammary gland. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura A blood disorder characterized by the destruction of blood platelets due to the presence of antiplatelet…
- Pacemaker, internal A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…
- Valetudinarian Someone with a weak or sickly constitution, especially someone whose chief concern is being or becoming a…
- Cranial nerve, twelfth See: Twelfth cranial nerve