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Genetic immunodeficiency disease
See: Primary immunodeficiency disease
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Show more- Twenty-twenty Perfectly normal vision. From the ability to score 20/20 on the test of visual acuity with the eye chart…
- Syphilis test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- OMS (World Health Organization) In medicine, the person who is ready to respond, the one on duty. As in "Who is the doctor on call this…
- Idiopathic sclerosing cholangitis See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Disease, new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Abbreviated nvCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform…
- PNL (percutaneous nephrolithotripsy) A technique for removing large and/or dense stones and staghorn stones. PNL is done via a port created by…
- Paresthesia An abnormal sensation of the skin, such as numbness, tingling, pricking, burning, or creeping on the skin…
- Chlorinated camphene See: Toxaphene
- Osteitis deformans Better known today as Paget disease, this is a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged…
- Palpebral fissure The opening for the eyes between the eyelids.
- Twilight sleep Sleep: A term applied to the combination of analgesia (pain relief) and amnesia (loss of memory) produced by…
- DASH diet An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop…