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Hematologist
A physician who is specially trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the blood and bone marrow as well as the immunologic, hemostatic (blood clotting) and vascular systems. Because of the nature of blood, the…
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- Factitious disorder by proxy See: Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Type 2 myotonic dystrophy See: Myotonic dystrophy type 2
- Clitoral amputation A surgical procedure in which all or part of the clitoris and sometimes also the labia are removed. Clitoral…
- Q.2h On a prescription, every two hours
- Postremission therapy Chemotherapy to kill leukemia cells that survive after remission induction therapy
- Suction-assisted lipectomy Another name for liposuction, the surgical removal of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most…
- Shock, toxic See Syndrome, toxic shock.
- FET1 See: ETM1
- Landslide injury Injury from a landslide or mudslide. A landslide is when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope…
- Chemo Slang for chemotherapy -- drug therapy for cancer. Most anticancer drugs are given IV (into a vein) or IM…
- Fungal nail infection >People with diabetes; >People with disease of the small blood vessels (peripheral vascular disease); and…