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PX
Medical abbreviation for prognosis
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- Mediastinotomy A procedure in which the doctor inserts a tube into the chest to view the organs in the mediastinum. The tube…
- Hyperadrenocorticism Excess hormone called 'cortisol'. Often called Cushing's syndrome, it is an extremely complex condition that…
- Myocarditis, viral Inflammation of the muscles in the walls of the heart due to a viral infection. Among the offenders are dozen…
- Syndrome, TAR TAR stands for Thrombocytopenia (low blood platelets) and Aplasia (absence) of the Radius (the long bone on…
- VWM Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter, an inherited brain disease that occurs mainly in children…
- Adverse event In pharmacology, any unexpected or dangerous reaction to a drug
- Roseola Roseola: Roseola is a childhood illness caused by virus infection characterized by high fevers followed by a…
- Parasitic worm A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or…
- HCV PCR genotype test See: HCV PCR
- CM A centimorgan, a unit of measure of genetic recombination frequency. One cM is equal to a 1% chance that a…
- Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone A hormone that controls sex hormones in men and women. Also called LHRH.