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Taenia solium
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- Cancer of the labia See: Cancer of the vulva
- Arthralgia Pain in the joints. There are many possible causes of pain in a joint. The Greek 'algos' means 'pain.
- Athlete's feet See: Athlete's foot
- Disorder, specific developmental A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- Blood transfusion Ding=0 width='100%' border=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%'…
- Emphysema Emphysema: 1) A lung condition featuring an abnormal accumulation of air in the lung's many tiny air sacs, a…
- RT-PCR RT-PCR (Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) is a highly sensitive technique for the detection…
- ACEI ACE inhibitor
- Visual pathway glioma A slow-growing benign tumor of the eye
- Pain, false labor The pain associated with intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during…
- Mastectomy A general term for removal of the breast, usually to remove cancerous tissue. The operation can be done in a…