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Multidetector-row computed tomography
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Show more- Nat'l Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID): One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and…
- Neurological Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Med-school syndrome See: Medical school syndrome
- Osteodystrophy, renal A bone growth disorder caused by chronic kidney failure (renal disease). Also known as renal osteodystrophy
- R (symbol) This much-used symbol has many meanings in medicine. They include: > >Respiration: a nurse's note of 'R20' is…
- Inherited immunodeficiency disease See: Primary immunodeficiency disease
- Blood clot Blood that has been converted from a liquid to a solid state. Also called a thrombus. The process by which a…
- Unresolved grief Grief characterized by the extended duration of the symptoms, by interference of the grief symptoms with the…
- Migraine Migraine: Usually, periodic attacks of headaches on one or both sides of the head. These may be accompanied…
- Aberration (1) A deviation or irregularity. For example, a chromosome aberration is a deviation from the normal…
- Agenesis Lack of development of something. For example, agenesis of a toe means that toe failed to form.
- Aspergillosis Infection with the fungus Aspergillus, seen especially in people with a deficient immune system. The clinical…