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- Assistive technology This term may be used to mean an assistive device, but more commonly denotes some kind of electronic or…
- Immunization, measles Measles: See Immunization, MMR
- Dermatofibroma A common type of benign skin tumor that is small, slow-growing, typically firm, red-to-brown and most often…
- Detoxify To reduce or eliminate the toxicity of a substance or poison. To promote the recovery of a person from an…
- Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) AFP is a plasma protein that is normally produced by the fetus. It serves as the basis for some useful tests…
- Antiparasitic Effective in the treatment of parasites. For example, nitazoxanide (Alinis) is an antiparasitic medication…
- Disease surveillance The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data and the provision of information which leads to action…
- Translocation, reciprocal A type of chromosome rearrangement involving the exchange of chromosome segments between two chromosomes that…
- Transplant, heart See: Heart transplant
- Kalemia The presence of potassium in the blood. The word 'kalemia' is seldom used today although it is the basis for…
- Therapy, hormone replacement (HRT) The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen…