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Slipped elbow
See: Nursemaid's elbow
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- MCAT The Medical College Admissions Test, a test that is required of all applicants to medical school in the U.S…
- Th3 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Chromaesthesia See: Chromesthesia
- Slipped vertebra See: Spondylolisthesis
- Angiotensin receptor blocker See: Angiotensin II receptor blocker
- Elastase An enzyme that digests and degrades a number of proteins including elastin, an elastic substance in the lungs…
- Rabbit fever An infection in rabbits and other wild rodents caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that can be…
- Coccidioidomycosis (CM) A disease due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of people infected with this fungus develop…
- Biopsy, endometrial See: Endometrial biopsy
- Angiography A procedure performed to view blood vessels after injecting them with a radioopaque dye that outlines them on…