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RXT
Medical abbreviation for radiotherapy
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- Vesiculography The use of special X-ray equipment and a dye to examine the seminal vesicles and related structures…
- Cell, antigen-presenting A cell that can 'present' antigen in a form that T cells can recognize it. The cells that can 'present'…
- Corporeal Pertaining to the body of an organ or the entire body. The term also serves as a suffix, as in intracorporeal…
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology An agency of the US Department of Defense specializing in pathology consultation, education and research. The…
- Syndrome, Down A common chromosome disorder due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21). Down syndrome causes mental…
- Formula feeding Feeding an infant or toddler prepared formula rather than breast-feeding, or in addition to breast-feeding…
- Acoustic neuroma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Disease, hand-foot-and-mouth A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem)…
- Crohn colitis Crohn disease involving only the large intestine (colon). Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder…
- Arthritis, spondylitis A form of arthritis causing chronic inflammation of the spine
- Infantile thiamine deficiency See: Infantile beriberi