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- Placenta, low Location of the placenta in the lower part of the uterus (womb) so that the placenta partially or completely…
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- Lamella A thin leaf, plate, disk, wafer
- Medicine, legal See: Legal medicine
- Anti-reflux surgery (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Pathogen, special See: Special pathogen
- Coronary insufficiency Insufficient blood flow through one or more coronary arteries
- Balantidiasis The disease caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Balantidium
- Smallpox The misuse of smallpox as an agent of bioterrorism. Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. Routine vaccinations…
- Baby walker A device that allows a baby to move about in a half-seated, half-upright position. A 'walker' may…
- RFA Radiofrequency ablation