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- Pee An informal term for piss, meant to lessen its vulgarity, but synonymous with it
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- Upper GI series Upper GI series: A series of x-rays of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine (upper gastrointestinal…
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Known for short as MMWR, this is a key weekly scientific publication prepared and published by the US Centers…
- Rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: Rapid eye movement sleep (REM) sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements…
- Commensal 1. Living in a relationship in which one organism derives food or other benefits from another organism…
- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)
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- Leukopenia Lower than the normal amount of white blood cells.
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