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Show more- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography PTCA. The use of a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowed artery.
- Subclinical disease An illness that stays below the surface of clinical detection. A subclinical disease has no recognizable…
- Paranychia A frequent misspelling of Paronychia
- Mucus, nasal See: Nasal mucus
- Bevacizumab Generic name for a monoclonal antibody anticancer drug. See: Avastin
- Fever, trench Fever, trench: A disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I, when it…
- Good-for-you bacteria Bacteria that are good for health. Lactobacillus acidophilus are a type of good-for-you bacteria. The term is…
- Paragonimiasis Infection with the trematode (parasitic worm) Paragonimus. More than 10 species of trematodes (flukes) of the…
- Sleep, non-rapid eye movement Sleep, non-rapid eye movement: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain…
- Contraception, emergency See: Emergency contraception
- Geriatric medicine The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and…
- Danon disease A genetic disorder characterized by heart problems, mental retardation and muscle weakness that affects males…