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Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
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- Small eye Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- MVP In medicine, not the most valuable player but mitral valve prolapse
- Thoracotomy An operation to open the chest
- Cecal Pertaining to the cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower…
- Purpura 1. A hemorrhagic area in the skin. The area of bleeding within the skin, by definition, is greater than 3…
- Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde See Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
- Erosion An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ('Erodere' in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion…
- Unsteadiness Loss of one's equilibrium in regard to the environment, often with a feeling of almost falling, or the result…
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome