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Opiate agonist maintenance
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- Psychogenic Caused by the mind or emotions.
- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- PEJ Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
- Malaria Malaria: An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be…
- PAPP-A Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A
- G (gram) Symbol for gram, a unit of measurement of weight and mass in the metric system. In weight, a gram is equal to…
- Asclepius One of the earliest Greek gods to specialize in healing. He was known to the Romans as Aesculapius. Healers…
- Electrophoretic Pertaining to electrophoresis, the separation of molecules according to their size and electrical charge by…
- OB/GYN A commonly used abbreviation. OB is short for obstetrics or for an obstetrician, a physician who delivers…
- Cyst A cyst is an abnormal, closed sac-like structure within a tissue that contains a liquid, gaseous, or…
- Pressure, low blood Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood…