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- White blood cell One of the cells the body makes to help fight infections. There are several types of white blood cells…
- Vaccination, hepatitis B Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B (hep B) vaccine gives prolonged protection, but 3 shots over a half year are usually…
- Abse, Dannie British pulmonary physician and poet. Abse was born in 1923 in Cardiff, Wales to a Jewish family. He studied…
- Descending aorta The descending aorta is the part of the aorta, the largest artery in the body, that runs down through the…
- CARDIA Study Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA). A study designed to increase understanding of…
- Minocycline A tetracycline antibiotic used to treat many different bacteria in urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea…
- Vein, femoral See: Femoral vein