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MP
Abbreviation for mercaptopurine and molecular pathology
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- Totipotent Having unlimited capability. A totipotent cell has the capacity to form an entire organism. Human development…
- Prosthesis, ocular See: Ocular prosthesis
- Random numbers Numbers generated in an unpredictable haphazard sequence; numbers generated by chance alone
- Reflex, let down The let down reflex of the mother is an involuntary reflex during breastfeeding which causes the milk to flow…
- Quinsy Not a TV detective but an old word for a peritonsillar abscess. Whether you call it quinsy or a peritonsillar…
- Phenomenon, Raynaud's A condition resulting in discoloration of fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- Epizootic An epidemic outbreak of disease in an animal population, often with the implication that it may extend to…
- Intermittent claudication An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and goes -- it typically occurs…
- Octalox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Sentinel node biopsy See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy