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Renal vein thrombosis
Blood clot in the major vein that drains blood from the kidney
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- Nephrosclerosis Hardening (sclerosis) of the kidney usually due to disease of the blood vessels in it from atherosclerosis.
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- SPF Protection factor): A number on a scale for rating sunscreens. SPF stands for Sun Protection Factor. SPF…
- RP Retinitis pigmentosa
- Cysteine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Cysteine can be synthesized by the body and is not…
- Fragile site A term devised in 1969 by Frederick Hecht to denote a heritable point on a chromosome where gaps and breaks…
- Turban tumor syndrome See: Familial cylindromatosis
- Smallpox vaccine A vaccine containing a live virus called vaccinia used to prevent smallpox. The vaccine does not contain the…
- Valetudinarian Someone with a weak or sickly constitution, especially someone whose chief concern is being or becoming a…