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- Anemia Anemia: The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal…
- Fragile site A term devised in 1969 by Frederick Hecht to denote a heritable point on a chromosome where gaps and breaks…
- Venous claudication Limping and/or pain due to inadequate venous drainage, poor return of blood by the veins, from the legs
- Vaccinia necrosum See Progressive vaccinia
- Vitamin B6 A group of closely related chemical compounds with related names -- pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine --…
- Meatus An opening or passageway. For example, the female urethral meatus. The urethra is the transport tube from the…
- Leech therapy The use of leeches in medical treatment. Once used as an almost universal cure, leeches were largely…
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