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CRC
1. Colorectal cancer or colorectal carcinoma. 2. Clinical Research Center. 3. Canadian Research Council
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Show more- Spinal fusion Spinal fusion: A surgical procedure in which two or more of the vertebrae in the spine are united together so…
- Scorbutus Scurvy. Ascorbic acid was so-named because it prevents scorbutus (scurvy). See also: Paprika
- Hydrocephalus, normal pressure See: Normal pressure hydrocephalus
- Reed-Sternberg cell A type of cell that appears in patients with Hodgkin's disease. The number of these cells increases as the…
- Regulatory sequence A sequence of bases in DNA that controls gene expression
- PAP 1. Prostatic acid phosphatase. 2. Pulmonary artery pressure
- Pyoderma gangrenosum An ulcerating condition of the skin leading to hollowed-out areas (ulcers) with heaped-up borders and a…
- Capillaries Capillaries are the smallest of blood vessels. They serve to distribute oxygenated blood from arteries to the…
- Gynecology The branch of medicine particularly concerned with the health of the female organs of reproduction and…
- HTLV-I Human T-lymphotropic virus type I, often referred to simply as the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV). HTLV-II…
- In situ, carcinoma Cancer that involves only the place in which it began and has not spread. Carcinoma in situ is an early-stage…
- Retraction syndrome See: Duane syndrome