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. Tryptophan. See also: Amino acid symbols
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- Crohn's disease Crohn's disease: A chronic inflammatory disease, primarily involving the small and large intestine, but which…
- Colostomy, transverse A colostomy in which the exterior opening (stoma) is located on the upper abdomen
- Central venous catheter See: Catheter, central venous
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- Palliate To treat partially and incompletely. To palliate a diseases is to treat it partially but not cure it…
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