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- FCC In medicine, familial colorectal cancer (not the Federal Communications Commission)
- Rate, sed A sedimentation rate, or 'sed rate', is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation…
- Redux See: Dexfenfluramine
- Chickenpox vaccination See Chickenpox immunization
- MtDNA Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the DNA of the mitochondrion, a structure situated in the cytoplasm of the cell…
- Tachycardia A rapid heart rate, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute. The tachycardias include sinus…
- Bed blocker See: Bed blocker
- PVB Premature ventricular beat. See: Extrasystole
- Saccular From the Latin 'sacculus' meaning a small pouch. As for example the alveolar saccules (little air pouches)…
- NTD Neural tube defect, a major birth defect caused by abnormal development of the neural tube, the structure…
- Abduction In medicine, the movement of a limb away from the midline of the body. Abduction of both legs spreads the…