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PVC
Premature ventricular contraction. See: Extrasystole
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- Parkinson disease gene A gene involved in the causation of Parkinson disease. There are a number of different autosomal dominant and…
- Prefix, medical See: Medical prefix
- Genetics, transplantation The field of biology and medicine relating to the genes that govern the acceptance or rejection of a…
- Obtund To dull or blunt. From the Latin obtundere, to blunt
- Occupational therapist A licensed health professional who is trained to evaluate patients with joint conditions, such as arthritis…
- Tooth The structures within the mouth that allow for biting and chewing. Teeth have different shapes, depending on…
- Pain, false labor The pain associated with intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during…
- Sarcoma, synovial See Synovial sarcoma
- Sebaceous cyst A sebaceous cyst is a rounded swollen area of the skin formed by an abnormal sac of retained excretion…
- Antisense drug A medication containing part of the non-coding strand of messenger RNA (mRNA), a key molecule involved in the…
- Periodontal The word 'periodontal' literally means 'around the tooth.' Periodontal diseases are bacterial infections that…