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IMRT
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
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Show more- Acoustic neurofibromatosis See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Cubitus valgus A deformity of the elbow resulting in an increased carrying angle (so that, with the arm extended at the side…
- Cerebral herniation The abnormal protrusion of brain tissue through an opening when there is increased intracranial pressure…
- Thalassemia, beta Also known as thalassemia major .The clinical picture of this important type of anemia was first described in…
- Anesthetist 1. In the US, a nurse or technician trained to administer anesthetics.2. In the UK, the same as an…
- Antimetabolite A drug that is similar enough to a natural chemical to participate in a normal biochemical reaction in cells…
- Paracentric chromosome inversion A basic type of chromosome rearrangement. A segment that does not include the centromere (and so is…
- Molluscicide Synonymous with molluscacide and at least equally hard to say. See: Molluscacide
- Yellow fever An acute systemic (bodywide) illness caused by a virus called a Flavivirus. In severe cases, the viral…
- Prostheses More than one prosthesis. See: Prosthesis
- Albinism A group of genetic disorders in which there is partial or total lack of the pigment melanin in the eyes…
- Rheumatology A subspecialty of internal medicine that involves the non-surgical evaluation and treatment of the rheumatic…