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CBC
A commonly used abbreviation in medicine that stands for complete blood count, a set values of the cellular (formed elements) of blood. These measurements are generally determined by specially designed machines that analyze the different…
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- CA 15-3 A tumor marker most useful in following the course of treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer…
- Tube feeding See: Enteral nutrition
- Boerhaave's syndrome Spontaneous tearing and rupture of the esophagus. Typically, Boerhaave's syndrome requires an operation for…
- Incompetent cervix A cervix that is abnormally liable to dilate and so is not competent to keep the fetus up in the uterus and…
- Microcephalin See: Microcephalin 1
- Clitoral cancer See: Cancer of the vulva
- Immunoglobulin D Abbreviated IgD. A class of immunoglobulins found as antibodies on the surface of B cells (B lymphocytes)…
- AAP The American Academy of Pediatrics
- SSRI A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…
- Calcipotriene A synthetic form of vitamin D3 that can be applied to the skin to treat psoriasis
- Aphthous ulcer Aphthous ulcer: A small sensitive painful ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth. Commonly called a canker…