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HPIV
Human parainfluenza virus
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Show more- Viscera The internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as…
- Cancer, islet cell See: Islet cell cancer
- Concatenate To link together in a chain or in a series. For example, the lymph nodes that appeared enlarged were…
- Glaucoma, symptoms of At first, there are no symptoms. Vision stays normal, and there is no pain. However, as the disease progress…
- Hughlings Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Botox Ng=4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Botox Main…
- Chancre The classic painless ulcer of syphilis. The chancre forms in the first (primary) stage of syphilis. It is…
- PARK7 Familial Parkinson disease type 7
- Bone, zygomatic The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also known as the zygoma, the…
- DNA splicing, alternative See Alternative splicing
- Binocularity The ability to focus upon an object with both eyes and create a single stereoscopic image. Binocularity…
- Xanthoma, disseminatum A type of xanthoma characterized by orange-to-brown nodules on the skin or mucus membranes