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Nat'l Center for Complementary & Alternative Med.
Ne: Abbreviated NCCAM. A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this center 'conducts and supports basic and applied research and training and disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners…
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Show more- Cancer, leukemia Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Leukemias are grouped by how quickly the disease develops…
- Menometrorrhagia Excessive uterine bleeding, both at the usual time of menstrual periods and at other irregular intervals…
- EMT A rash inside the body. An example: the spots in measles (Koplik's spots) inside the mouth that look like a…
- Third cranial nerve
- Dermatome (1) A localized area of skin that is has its sensation via a single nerve from a single nerve root of the…
- MSBP Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Respiratory therapist A person who has graduated from an approved respiratory therapist program and is qualified to provide…
- Penicillium notatus The species of bread mold that produces penicillin. See also: Penicillin history
- GM1 gangliosidosis A genetic lipid storage disorder that is similar in certain respects to Hurler syndrome and Tay-Sachs disease…
- Syndrome, Kartagener's The trio of sinusitis, bronchitis and situs inversus (lateral reversal of the position all organs in the…
- Gland, thyroid See: Thyroid gland
- Varicose vein A dilated (widened) tortuous (twisting) vein, usually involving a superficial vein in the leg, often…