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- Vesicular rickettsiosis A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City, caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its…
- Treacle A medicinal compound once in wide use as an antidote to poisons. Treacle was a kind of salve. It was reputed…
- Non-small cell lung cancer Lung cancer: Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term…
- PEP The abbreviation PEP stands for a number of things in medicine including post-exposure prophylaxis…
- Jewett staging system A system for determining the stage of a prostate cancer. The system uses ABCD. The letters 'A' and 'B'…
- Inheritance, mitochondrial The type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than one genetic factor involved and, sometimes, when…
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- Abrasion An abrasion or 'excoriation' is a wearing away of the upper layer of skin as a result of applied friction…
- Sweat test A simple test that is used to evaluate a patient who is suspected of having cystic fibrosis (CF). The goal of…
- Pulseless disease Takayasu disease. Called pulseless disease because inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis) can lead to…