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Thymoglobulin
A brand name for antithymocyte globulin
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- Zinc finger protein 9 See: ZNF9
- Histoplasmosis A disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. Most people with histoplasmosis have no symptoms…
- HAVS Hand-arm vibration syndrome
- Octalox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Arterial blood gas (ABG) The sampling of the blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the arteries, as opposed to the levels…
- Dactyl-, -dactyl Prefix or suffix denoting involvement of the digits (fingers or toes)
- Cardiac insufficiency See: Heart failure
- Pregnancy calendar A pregnancy calendar is a chronological depiction of changes in a pregnant woman and the embryo/fetus during…
- Chancre The classic painless ulcer of syphilis. The chancre forms in the first (primary) stage of syphilis. It is…
- Syndrome, nail-patella See Nail-patella syndrome
- Ulnar Referring to the larger of the two long bones in the forearm. (The smaller one is the radius). The ulna is on…