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- RXT Medical abbreviation for radiotherapy
- Molluscicide Synonymous with molluscacide and at least equally hard to say. See: Molluscacide
- TACE Transarterial chemoembolization, a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked (embolized) and…
- Strep, group A A well-known strain (a type) of streptococcus (strep) bacteria that can cause strep throat and common skin…
- Chloroform A clear volatile liquid with a strong smell like ether, chloroform was once administered by inhalation to…
- Platelet An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting…
- Alpha-1 Short for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Vibrio cholerae One of the Vibrio bacteria, V. cholerae (as the name implies) is the agent of cholera, a devastating and…
- Date rape Rape of a woman by a man with whom she is acquainted. The rapist is usually the woman's 'date' (escort)…
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura A blood disorder characterized by the destruction of blood platelets due to the presence of antiplatelet…