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Show more- ATL The disease variously called adult T-cell leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and adult T-cell lymphoma…
- Respiratory system The organs that are involved in breathing. These include the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
- Thrombosis The formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as, for…
- Kawasaki disease Kawasaki disease: A disease that has nothing to do with the motor bike of the same name but is a syndrome of…
- Disease, Still See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Monoclonal Pertaining to a single clone of cells, a single cell and the progeny of that cell. As opposed to polyclonal…
- Cluster In epidemiology, an aggregation of cases of a disease or another health-related condition, such as a cancer…
- Dystonia, Segawa Dystonia, Segawa: An important variant form of dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD). DRD typically begins in…
- OD (lens prescription) Abbreviation of 'oculus dexter.' Latin for 'right eye.' (The words 'dexterity' and 'dextrous' derive from…
- Evidence-based medicine The judicious use of the best current evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient…
- Mousepox A disease of mice caused by the ectromelia virus. See: Ectromelia virus
- Tracheostomy button Tracheostomy button: A 1/2- to 1 1/2-inch-long plastic tube placed in the stoma to keep it open