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Gastric MALT lymphoma
A low-grade malignant lymphoma of the stomach associated with chronic infection by the bacterium H. pylori. Three-quarters of gastric MALT lymphomas regress after the eradication of H. pylori with antibiotics. The one-quarter that are…
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- Internal genitalia, female See: Female internal genitalia
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- Peroneal muscular atrophy See: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- VHL Von Hippel-Lindau. See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Pressor Causing a rise in blood pressure. A pressor base is a substance (chemically classified as a base) capable of…
- Biomagnetic therapy See: Magnet therapy
- Flail chest When enough ribs are broken (usually from a crush injury) to compromise the rigidity of the chest wall. On…
- Patient autonomy The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to…
- Methicillin A semisynthetic penicillin-related antibiotic, also known as Staphcillin, that once was effective against…
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation Abbreviated TMS. A non-invasive technique that consists of a magnetic field emanating from a wire coil held…