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Hepatitis D, E, F, and G
Lesser known (than hepatitis A, B, and C), the most significant of these seems to be type D, or the delta agent, which only causes disease in the presence of the hepatitis B virus
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- Leucemia A different spelling of leukemia, cancer of the blood cells. The growth and development of the blood cells…
- Mast cell tumor A mastocytoma
- Mediterranean-style diet See: Mediterranean diet
- Chondrodystrophic myotonia See: Schwartz-Jampel syndrome
- Syndrome, Brachmann-de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- Patient-controlled analgesia See: PCA
- Tomography The process for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or section through a…
- Dermatome (1) A localized area of skin that is has its sensation via a single nerve from a single nerve root of the…
- Viable Capable of life. For example, a viable premature baby is one who is able to survive outside the womb.
- Endocervical curettage The removal of tissue from the inside of the cervix using a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette
- Dyslexia Dyslexia: A specific reading disability due to a defect in the brain's processing of graphic symbols…