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Lung cancer, small cell
A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small and round. Also called oat cell lung cancer
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- Zenker's diverticulum See: Zenker diverticulum
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- Exercise, isotonic Exercise when a contracting muscle shortens against a constant load, as when lifting a weight. Isometric…
- Foot drop See Foot-drop
- Deficiency, ceruloplasmin Lack of the protein ceruloplasmin from the blood and accumulation of iron in the pancreas, liver and brain…
- Chloral hydrate A prescription sedative/hypnotic drug developed in the 19th century. The drug acts rapidly and induces sleep…
- DSS1 Or Dss1. A small protein important to the process of error-free DNA repair by recombination
- Stillbirth The tragic birth of a dead baby, the delivery of a fetus that has died before birth. There is no possibility…