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ITN
Insecticide-treated bednet. 'Provision of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) is universally accepted as an efficacious and essential public health service in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa endemic for malaria.' (H Guyatt and S Ochola…
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- Olefaction Common misspelling of olfaction
- Cold injury Cold injuries include chilblains, 'trench foot,' and frostbite. Cold injuries occur with and without freezing…
- CA 19-9 A tumor marker initially found in colorectal cancer patients, but subsequently also identified in patients…
- Baldness Medically known as alopecia. There are many types of baldness, each with a different cause. Baldness may be…
- Transplantation, peripheral blood stem cell A new technique in which stem cells are obtained from a patient's blood and used in bone marrow…
- WM Abbreviation for 'white male' used by doctors as shorthand when jotting down the results of their physical…
- Test, CA 125 See: CA 125
- Histiocytosis, malignant Histiocytosis in which the histiocytes actually become cancerous. Treatment is by radiation and chemotherapy…
- Asthma, thermally induced Asthma, thermally induced asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced…