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Tuberculosis, MDR
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. See: Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant
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Show more- Female urethral meatus The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- HTLV-III The human T-lymphotropic virus type III. An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV
- Population, study See: Study population
- Tachycardia A rapid heart rate, usually defined as greater than 100 beats per minute. The tachycardias include sinus…
- Homologies Similarities in DNA or protein sequences between individuals or between species
- Dextroposition of the heart The heart is displaced to the right (from its usual location in the left chest). There is no anatomic…
- PPS (post-polio syndrome) Post-polio syndrome: A constellation of symptoms and signs that appear from 20 to 40 years after the initial…
- Fibroma, cemento-ossifying Fibroma, cemento-ossifying: A hard fibrous lesion that continues to grow, sometimes to very large size…
- Glucose Glucose: The simple sugar (monosaccharide) that serves as the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is…
- Succenturiate placenta An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or…
- APC (gene) A major gene that is involved in causing colorectal cancer. APC is involved in both sporadic and familial…
- Rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis: An autoimmune disease which causes chronic inflammation of the joints, the tissue…