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Syndrome, adult respiratory distress
Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
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- Mitral prolapse Drooping down or abnormal bulging of the mitral valve cusps during the contraction of the heart.
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- Abbreviations, prescription A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Lavage Washing out. Gastric lavage is washing out the stomach, for example, to remove drugs or poisons
- Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids: See: Hemorrhoid.
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- H. erectus See: Homo erectus
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