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VHF
Viral hemorrhagic fever
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- Vein, pulmonary One of four vessels that carry aerated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. (The four are…
- Invasive candidiasis A fungal infection that occurs when Candida (a yeast-like fungus) enters the bloodstream and then spreads…
- Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease is a kidney condition associated with…
- ICD Implantable cardiac defibrillator, a device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- Axillary Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word…
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