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- Lyophilization A process by which material is rapidly frozen and dehydrated under high vacuum
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- Urination, difficulty See: Dysuria
- First and second branchial arch syndrome The olfactory nerve, the nerve that permits the sense of smell. See: Olfactory nerve.
- Pericardial tamponade A life-threatening situation in which there is such a large amount of fluid (usually blood) inside the…
- Valsalva maneuver A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air…
- CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. See: Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic
- Polymox See: Amoxicillin
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