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Flu, Spanish
See: Spanish flu
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- Grief, public See: Public mourning
- Syndrome, tetraphocomelia-thrombocytopenia See Syndrome, TAR.
- Asbestosis A condition featuring scarring of the lungs caused by inhaled asbestos fibers. Asbestosis is irreversible. It…
- D and C Stands for dilatation and curettage. This is a very common gynecologic procedure in which the cervix of the…
- CAT scan 4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our CAT scan Main…
- Cholecystokinin Abbreviated CCK. A polypeptide hormone that stimulates the contraction of the gallbladder with release of…
- Vincent stomatitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Myocyte, cardiac See: Cardiac myocyte
- Anxiety Anxiety: A feeling of apprehension and fear characterized by physical symptoms such as palpitations…
- Gross hematuria Hematuria means blood in the urine and gross hematuria refers to hematuria that is so plentiful that it is…
- Large cell carcinoma A group of lung cancers in which the cells are large and look abnormal