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Leukemia, myelogenous
Condition in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. Early symptoms include fatigue and night sweats. Treatment may be by radiation, chemotherapy, biological therapy, or bone- marrow transplant. Also known as chronic…
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- Disease, guinea worm See: Guinea worm disease
- CNR2 Cannabinoid receptor 2
- Ant, fire Also called thief ants, a scourge, these red or yellow ants of small-to-medium size, originally from South…
- Gland, adrenal One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys. The adrenal is made up of an…
- Recreational water illness An illness that is spread by swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming…
- Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome A congenital malformation syndrome characterized by the triad of asymmetric limb hypertrophy, hemangiomata…
- OBS 1. Organic brain syndrome.2. Obstetricians, in the plural
- Passive exercise Movement of the body, usually of the limbs, without effort by the patient. The patient is passive
- Mutation, somatic See: Somatic mutation.
- Infuse In medicine, to introduce a solution into the body through a vein. An infusion is the therapeutic…
- Film, AP An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). As opposed to a PA…