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Show more- Craniopagus Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together. From cranio-, relating to the cranium + the Greek pagos…
- HEV Hepatitis E virus
- Central venous catheter See: Catheter, central venous
- Cowpox A mild skin disease of milk cows, principally confined to the udder and teats, that may be contracted by…
- Innervation The nerve supply, usually to a specific part of the body. The innervation of the cornea is dense
- H. flu Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Desmoid tumor A benign soft tissue tumor that occurs most often in young adults and involves the limbs or trunk but can…
- Sirolimus A naturally occurring substance discovered in a soil sample from Easter Island. Sirolimus was initially…
- Hormone, T3 Triiodothyronine, a thyroid hormone. The number 3 is usually in subscript
- Meter, pH See: pH meter
- Still's Disease See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid.
- Conjunctivitis Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane on the inner part of the eyelids and the membrane covering the…