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Cyclooxygenase
Abbreviated cox. See: Cox-1; Cox-2
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- Arboviral encephalitis Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) caused by infection with an arbovirus, a virus transmitted by a…
- Chronic myelocytic leukemia See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
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- Narcan Brand name for naloxone
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- Cholangiogram A radiologic procedure used to look at the gallbladder and bile ducts. See also: Intravenous cholangiogram.