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On call
In medicine, the person who is ready to respond, the one on duty. As in 'Who is the doctor on call this weekend?' or 'This is the on call schedule.
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Show more- SIDS with dysgenesis of testes Abbreviated SIDDT. For more, see: SIDDT
- Rat, cotton See: Cotton rat
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Der=0> ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Attention deficit…
- Cholesterol, 'good' High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
- Nucleocaspid The genome plus the protein coat of a viral. The genome is nucleic acid. The protein coat is the capsid. The…
- Stenosis, aortic Narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. This narrowing…
- Minimal change disease The most common form of the nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disorder that affects the structures called…
- PV Stands for polycythemia vera, a condition characterized by overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells…
- Central core disease of muscle One of the conditions that produces 'floppy baby' syndrome. CCD causes hypotonia (floppiness) in the newborn…
- Diabetic nephropathy The kidney disease associated with long-standing diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is also called…
- Straight jacket See: Straitjacket
- Condyloma A wartlike growth around the anus, vulva, or glans penis. There are three major types of condylomas, each of…