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FAP
Familial adenomatous polyposis, a prominent hereditary colon cancer syndrome
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- Benign prostatic hyperplasia See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Knee replacement, total A surgical procedure in which damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with artifical parts. The surgery…
- Hotel-Dieu A name often given to a hospital in France during the Middle Ages. Hotel-Dieu literally means the hotel (of)…
- Laynx, pneumatic See: Pneumatic larynx
- Aid, vibrotactile See: Vibrotactile aid
- Interventional Pertaining to the act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome…
- Drug-induced liver disease Drug-induced liver disease: Drug-induced liver diseases are diseases of the liver that are caused by…
- Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute: Liver failure in late pregnancy, usually from unknown cause. Acute fatty…