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DOTS
Stands for Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course. DOTS is a strategy used to reduce the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases. In DOTS, healthcare workers observe patients as they take their medicine. Left alone, many people with…
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Show more- Enfeeble To make feeble or weaken. Years of chronic illness may leave someone enfeebled. The word enfeeble is not…
- Rad Radiation absorbed dose, a measure for a dose of ionizing radiation
- Capsule of Glisson See Glisson's capsule
- Venom, scorpion The potent poison of the scorpion. A sting can be fatal to a person who is allergic to it. A scorpion is an…
- Peripheral Situated away from the center, as opposed to centrally located. For example, peripheral vision means the type…
- Echinococcosis Parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus. There are three forms of…
- Gingivitis Gum disease with inflammation of the gums. On inspection, the gums will appear red and puffy, and will…
- Hormone, T3 Triiodothyronine, a thyroid hormone. The number 3 is usually in subscript
- Glutamine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Glutamine is present in plant and animal proteins…
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy An operation to cut the muscle between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. The operation uses a…
- Avian flu See: Avian influenza
- Calcium A mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones, where it is stored. Calcium is added to bones by cells…