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Pappataci fever
See: Sandfly fever
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- In Abbreviation for inch
- Cow genome See: Bovine genome
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- Exercise test A test (sometimes called the treadmill test or exercise treadmill test) in which a continuous…
- Scalded skin syndrome A potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph (Staphylococcus) bacteria that produces a…
- Periodontal disease A bacterial infection that destroys the attachment fibers and supporting bone that hold the teeth in the…
- Dejerine-Klumpke palsy See: Klumpke palsy
- Randomly In a random manner, as by chance alone. The participants in the trial were randomly assigned to receive…
- Metered-dose inhaler Abbreviated MDI. A device that delivers a measured amount of medication as a mist the patient can inhale. A…
- Biomarker A biochemical feature or facet that can be used to measure the progress of disease or the effects of treatment
- Idiopathy A disease or medical condition of unknown origin or which has no apparent cause. As in the idiopathy of…