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- Pulmonary edema, high altitude Pulmonary edema, high altitude: Known as HAPE (High Altitude Pulmonary Edema), a condition in which there is…
- Opening, vaginal The opening to the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the outside of the body. The word 'vagina' is…
- NPCR National Program of Cancer Registries
- Development The process of growth and differentiation.
- Valetudinarian Someone with a weak or sickly constitution, especially someone whose chief concern is being or becoming a…
- Pituitary, posterior A mild form of eczema that occurs in young children and adolescents and produces mild patchy lightening and…
- Psoralen Any of a number of drugs and other substances containing chemicals that react with ultraviolet (UV) light to…
- Chronicity Characterized by long duration. The state of being chronic
- NGFB The beta polypeptide chain of nerve growth factor