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- Muir-Torre syndrome A genetic syndrome characterized by a combination of sebaceous tumors of the skin and one or more internal…
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- Immunoglobulin M Abbreviated IgM. A major class of immunoglobulins. IgM includes the antibodies that are usually produced…
- Donor The giver of a tissue or organ, for example, of blood or a kidney
- LLL Acronym for the left lower lobe (of the lung). The left lung has but two lobes. The other lobe is the left…
- Aortal Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Aortal is not often encountered (except in The New…
- Modafinil Modafinil: An oral drug first approved by the FDA in 1998 for the treatment of narcolepsy, a condition in…
- Overgrowth Just what it sounds like: excessive growth
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