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Peripheral vascular disease
Peripheral vascular disease: A disease of blood vessels outside the heart. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) affects the peripheral circulation, as opposed to the cardiac circulation. PVD comprises diseases of both peripheral arteries and…
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- Mean cell hemoglobin Hemoglobin: The average amount of hemoglobin in the average red cell. The mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) is a…
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- Cancer, non-small cell lung Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term 'non-small…
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- Digestive system The organs that are responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of it. These…