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Drug-resistant tuberculosis
See: Tuberculosis, drug-resistant
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Show more- Macrocephaly An abnormally large head. The opposite of macrocephaly is microcephaly (an abnormally small head)
- Caudal anesthesia Anesthesia produced by injection of a local anesthetic into the caudal canal, the sacral portion of the…
- Dystonia, writer's cramp A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs during handwriting…
- Lymphoma, low-grade See: Low-grade lymphoma
- Vaccine, killed polio See: Polio vaccine, inactivated
- Toluidine A chemical compound implicated, along with aniline, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and…
- Immunosuppressive 1. Pertaining to immunosuppression, the suppression of the immune system.2. An agent capable of suppressing…
- Phrenic pacing See: Diaphragm pacing
- Adducted thumbs with mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: > >neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia…
- Aortic insufficiency Incomplete closure of the aortic valve resulting in aortic regurgitation, the return of blood from the aorta…
- Skin graft, composite A graft technique in which both the patient's own skin and donor skin are used together
- Keratosis, senile Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic