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JC virus
(JCV) A virus that commonly causes infections of no consequence in children with a normal immune system but which is responsible for an infection of the brain and spinal cord called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in…
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- Radiation pneumonitis Inflammation of the lungs as a result of radiation. Although the radiation can be from various sources…
- Sulfa drug One of the sulfonamides, the sulfa-related antibiotics which are used to treat bacterial and some fungal…
- Tablet splitter A device for tablet splitting
- Stereotactic surgery Surgery in which a system of three- dimensional coordinates is used to locate the site to be operated on…
- Lymphoma, aggressive See: Aggressive lymphoma
- Aggressive lymphoma A lymphoma that tends to grow and spread quickly and cause severe symptoms. In contrast to an indolent or…
- Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy…
- Pfeiffer syndrome A syndrome of craniosynostosis (premature fusion of the cranial sutures) due to mutation in FGFR (fibroblast…
- Oncology The field of medicine devoted to cancer. In clinical oncology, there are three primary disciplines: >…
- Upper leg The upper leg is the superior (top) segment of the leg: the part above the knee. As compared to the lower leg…
- Shock, shell The World War I name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that…