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- Nipple discharge See: Breast discharge
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- Courier In the drug trade, someone who internally conceals and transports an illicit drug. Also called a body packer…
- Zhong Wei Chen See: Chen, Zhong Wei
- Ventilation, mechanical Use of a machine called a ventilator or respirator to improve the exchange of air between the lungs and the…
- VATER association A nonrandom association of birth defects. VATER is an mnemonic in which the letters V, A, T, E, and R each…
- Toluidine A chemical compound implicated, along with aniline, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and…
- PFT Pulmonary function test, a test designed to measure how well the lungs are working. PFTs gauge how the lungs…
- Cholestin One of the three major preparations of red yeast rice, a tradition Chinese medicine now used to lower…
- Myocyte A muscle cell. From myo-, muscle + -cyte, cell = muscle cell. 'Remaining young at heart is a desirable but…
- Bartholin's glands A pair of glands between the vulva and the vagina that produce lubrication in response to stimulation. With a…