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Drug-resistant tuberculosis
See: Tuberculosis, drug-resistant
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Show more- American Psychiatric Association A medical specialty society with over 35,000 US and international member physicians who 'work together to…
- Paraparesis Weakness of the lower extremities
- Acute-phase reactant See: Acute-phase protein
- Transplant, bone marrow See: Bone marrow transplant
- Neuroplasticity The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neuroplasticity…
- Resect To remove. Resect and excise are not synonymous. Excise implies total removal whereas resect need not. A…
- Rhinitis, allergic, perennial Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) that occurs throughout the year
- Bicuspid aortic valve Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve…
- Chaperone Dry, cracked or sore lips, usually in cold, windy, dry weather and less often in warm weather. Sun exposure…
- Otoscope Instrument for looking in the ear. Today, otoscopic or ophthalmoscopic heads can usually be attached to the…
- Erb paralysis See: Erb palsy
- Turcot syndrome A genetic disease characterized by polyps in the colon (large intestine) in addition to tumors in the brain…