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Disease, Rendu-Osler-Weber
See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
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- Renal tubules Small structures in the kidney that filter the blood and produce the urine
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- CA 15-3 A tumor marker most useful in following the course of treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer…
- Therapy, hormone replacement (HRT) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…
- Th2 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Osler, Sir William Renowned Canadian physician (1849-1919) who taught at McGill University, the University of Pennsylvania…
- Asp Aspartic acid. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Q.n.s. On a lab report, q.n.s. (or qns or QNS) means Quantity Not Sufficient. Not enough blood, urine or whatever to…