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Thyroiditis, autoimmune
See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
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- Gene, housekeeping See: Housekeeping gene
- Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Minimally invasive lung volume reduction Minimally invasive techniques for reducing the lung volume in advanced emphysema, including COPD, to improve…
- Vaccination, varicella A live attenuated (weakened) viral vaccine that is recommended for people traveling to or living in tropical…
- Aphakia Absence or loss of the eye's natural crystalline lens, as after cataract removal. From a-, without + phacos…
- Post-menopausal See: Postmenopausal
- Phenomenon, Raynaud's A condition resulting in discoloration of fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- Medicine, legal See: Legal medicine
- Arachnodactyly Long spider-like fingers and toes, a frequent finding in Marfan syndrome, a heritable disorder of connective…
- Poisoning, mercury The metallic element mercury is poisonous to humans. Mercury poisoning can occur in both acute and chronic…