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Papillomatosis, recurrent respiratory
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis involves the growth of numerous warty growths in the larynx on the vocal cords in children and young adults. A baby can contract recurrent respiratory papillomatosis by being contaminated with the human…
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Show more- Hyposmia A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. Some people have anosmia and can detect no odors
- Vulva The female external genital organs including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, tiny glands called…
- LAAM Levo-alpha acetyl methadol, an alternative to methadone that blocks the effects of opiates for up to 72 hours…
- Premature ventricular beat See: Extrasystole
- Tuberculosis, antibiotic-resistant A variant of tuberculosis (TB) that is not affected by one or more of the antibiotics normally used to treat…
- Locoregional Limited to a local region. See also: Locoregional anesthesia; Locoregional metastasis
- Nevi The plural of nevus
- Burn Damage to the skin or other body parts caused by extreme heat, flame, contact with heated objects, or…
- Omentectomy Surgery to remove part or all of the omentum, a fold of the peritoneum (the thin tissue lining the abdomen)…
- Immunogenetics The genetics (inheritance) of the immune response. For example, the study of the Rh, ABO and other blood…
- Viral myocarditis See: Myocarditis, viral
- Medical journals In 1665 the Royal Society in England published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the world: the…