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Nephrotic syndrome, minimal change
See: Minimal change disease
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- Aphrasia The inability to speak or understand phrases
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- Disc, slipped Rupturing of the tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column. The center of the disc…
- Metallomembrane endopeptidase (MME) A molecule that is also known as CALLA (common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen), a cell surface…
- Cochlear implant A small complex electronic device that is surgically placed (implanted) within the inner ear to help persons…
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