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Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma: A leading childhood form of cancer that arises in the adrenal gland or in tissue in the nervous system that is related to the adrenal gland. Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor outside the brain in infants and…
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- Rift Valley fever A viral disease that is acute, causes fever in domestic animals (such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and…
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG): A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to…
- Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult) A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin disease is a painless…
- Radiation oncologist A specialist in the use of radiation therapy as a treatment for cancer
- Epidural Outside the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the…
- Atelectasis Failure of full expansion of the lung at birth or a collapse thereafter of the lung. The word comes from the…
- Psoriasis, guttate A type of psoriasis characterized by red, scaly patches of inflamed skin on all parts of the body. It is…
- Genome, bovine See: Bovine genome
- Homogentisic acid oxidase deficiency Alkaptonuria
- ITN Insecticide-treated bednet. 'Provision of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) is universally accepted as an…
- Fornix vaginae See: Vaginal fornix