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Stent, coated
See: Coated stent
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- Necrotizing fasciitis A dangerous infection of soft-tissue that starts in the subcutaneous tissue (just below the skin) and spreads…
- Ophthalmia Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia, juvenile See: Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Galactorrhea The spontaneous flow of milk from the nipple at any time other than during nursing. Galactorrhea can be due…
- Actinic keratosis Our Actinic keratosis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Actinic…
- Appendix cancer A malignancy of the appendix, accounting for about 1 in 200 of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Although…
- Vaccine, German measles A vaccine designed to prevent rubella, or German measles. German measles was once seen merely as a child's…
- Social worker, clinical See: Licensed clinical social worker
- Kinder-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Metaphase chromosome A chromosome in the stage of the cell cycle (the sequence of events in the life of a cell) when a chromosome…