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Flu, Asian
See: Asian flu
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Show more- Preclinical study A study to test a drug, procedure or other medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in…
- Corpus callosum, agenesis of the See: Agenesis of the corpus callosum
- Fever, dumdum Also called kala-azar, a chronic, potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs)…
- Papillomatosis, recurrent respiratory Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths in the larynx on the vocal…
- Sudden infant death with dysgenesis of testes Abbreviated SIDDT. For more, see: SIDDT
- MALT Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
- Syndrome, long QT See Long QT syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis A combining form denoting a cell. Derived from the Greek "kytos" meaning "hollow, as a cell or container."…
- RP Retinitis pigmentosa
- Cell, fat A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that…
- Tone deafness The inability to recognize musical tones or reproduce them. Also called amusia
- Nicotinic acid Deficiency of nicotinic acid (also known as niacin), one of the B-complex vitamins, causes pellagra. Pellagra…