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- HPIV Human parainfluenza virus
- Ab ovo Latin expression for 'from the beginning.' Ab ovo literally means 'from the egg.
- Large saphenous vein The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Tuberous sclerosis A genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the skin, brain, kidney, and heart. The skin…
- Lymphoma, Burkitt See: Burkitt lymphoma
- Mag sulfate Informal shortening of magnesium sulfate
- Schistosomiasis Diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder caused by schistosomes, trematode worms that parasitize…
- Morton's neuroma Morton's neuroma: A swollen inflamed nerve in the ball of the foot, usually between the base of the second…
- Vulvar pain, chronic Also called essential vulvodynia (literally means 'painful vulva'), pain in the vulva, the female external…
- Saphenous vein, small The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- CPP32 See: Caspase 3