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- Acute renal failure Sudden and often temporary loss of kidney function. Also called acute kidney failure. As opposed to chronic…
- Acute myocardial infarction A heart attack. The term 'myocardial infarction' focuses on the heart muscle, which is called the…
- Antidote An agent that counteracts a poison and neutralizes its effects. A chemical antidote is a substance that…
- Ablation Removal or excision. Ablation is usually carried out surgically. For example, surgical removal of the thyroid…
- Leukemia, chronic phase of Leukemia, chronic phase of: A stage in which there are few blast cells in the blood or bone marrow, and few…
- Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910) The first woman to receive a medical degree from an accredited American college. Blackwell was…
- Craniocleidodysostosis >Typical cranial and facial abnormalities with square skull, late closure of the sutures of the skull, late…
- Galton, Sir Francis English advocate of eugenics, the idea of improving the physical and mental makeup of the human species by…
- Appendiceal rupture Rupture of appendix
- Pneumonia, giant cell Pneumonia, giant cell: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of…