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- Thromboembolism Formation in a blood vessel of a clot (thrombus) that breaks loose and is carried by the blood stream to plug…
- Cryoglobulinemia The presence in blood of abnormal proteins called cryoglobulins that, by definition, have the unusual…
- Alcohol abuse Use of alcoholic beverages to excess, either on individual occasions ('binge drinking') or as a regular…
- PMLD Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease
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- Abse, Dannie British pulmonary physician and poet. Abse was born in 1923 in Cardiff, Wales to a Jewish family. He studied…
- Upper respiratory infection An infection of the upper part of the respiratory system which is above the lungs. An upper respiratory…
- Double contrast barium enema A series of x-rays of the colon and rectum taken after the patient is given an enema, followed by an…
- Kissing disease A name for infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)…