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Show more- Focal sclerosis See: Multiple sclerosis
- GOLD-3 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- SA node The SA node (SA stands for sinoatrial) is one of the major elements in the cardiac conduction system, the…
- Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia Slowly progressive paralysis of certain eye muscles. Chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia is…
- CD40 A receptor molecule on the cell surface of all mature B cells (B lymphocytes), most B-cell malignancies, and…
- Psychodynamic therapy A type of psychotherapy that draws on psychoanalytic theory to help people understand the roots of emotional…
- Homeopathic Pertaining to homeopathy
- Macroangiopathy Angiopathy means disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two types of…
- Syndrome, Paterson-Kelly See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- Upper leg The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Blood glucose The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet. Glucose is carried through the bloodstream to…
- Test, PSA See: PSA