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Disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher
See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
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Show more- PCB See: PCBs
- Keratosis, senile Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
- Ampulla of Vater An enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas at the point where they enter the small intestine…
- Fear of ghosts An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Right atrium The right upper chamber of the heart. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the…
- Homeopathy A system of therapy based on the concept that disease can be treated with drugs (in minute doses) thought…
- Vaccinia immune globulin A blood product rich in antibodies against vaccinia, the virus in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia immune…
- Fasciolopsis The giant intestinal fluke. See: Fasciolopsis.
- Over-the-counter (OTC) drug A drug for which a prescription is not needed
- Allergy desensitization Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- Microtubule motor See: Microtubule motor protein
- Hypoplastic anemia-triphalangeal thumbs E-Smith type: See: Aase-Smith syndrome II