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Minimal change nephrotic syndrome
See: Minimal change disease
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- L- Abbreviation for levorotatory, applied to a chemical compound, as in l-dopa. Levorotary is opposed to…
- Beta error The statistical error (said to be 'of the second kind' or type II) made in testing when it is concluded that…
- Meningioma A common type of slow growing, usually benign brain tumor that arises from the dura, one of the meninges, the…
- Pancreatic carcinoma See: Pancreatic cancer
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- Ear cleaning (by a doctor) When so much wax accumulates that it blocks the ear canal (and hearing), your physician may have to wash it…