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Short for Rehabilitation
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- Stepfather The husband of a woman who had a child by another man
- Polycystic kidney disease, infantile See: Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Colonic 1. See: Colonic (adjective). 2. See: Colonic (noun)
- JP drain The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multiple…
- Zenker's diverticulum See: Zenker diverticulum
- Hyoglossus The muscle that permits the tongue to be held on the floor of the mouth
- Polygenic Pertaining to two or more genes. As opposed to monogenic. Eye color is polygenic. It is by determined by a…
- Pedophilia People with pedophilia have fantasies, urges or behaviors that involve illegal sexual activity with a…
- Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita A rare autoimmune skin disease with blisters. In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) the body attacks its…
- Doctor-assisted suicide The term in the UK for physician-assisted suicide