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MRSA infection
MRSA infection: Frequently used abbreviation for: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
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- Masseter The muscle that raises the lower jaw.
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- Body, ciliary Part of the eye, the ciliary body is a thin vascular (blood vessel-filled) middle layer of the eye that is…
- Reticulocyte A young red blood cell that usually remains in the bone marrow with only a few venturing out into the…
- Noncompliance The failure or refusal to comply: the failure or refusal to conform and adapt one's actions to a rule or to…