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Radiation therapy, internal
Radiation therapy in which a small container of radioactive material is implanted in the body, in or near the cancerous tumor
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- Blindness Loss of useful sight. Blindness can be temporary or permanent. Damage to any portion of the eye, the optic…
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- Ileitis, Crohn Inflammation of the ileum (the farthest segment of the small intestine) due to Crohn disease. Crohn disease…
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- Biliary compression Abnormal pressure on the biliary tree compromising the normal drainage of bile
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- Chandipura virus A virus that causes fever, symptoms similar to those of flu, and acute encephalitis (inflammation of the…
- Evolution The continuing process of change, especially in reference to natural selection. Charles Darwin (1809-82)…