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- Type 1 diabetes See Diabetes, type 1
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- Pulmonary trunk A vessel that arises from the right ventricle of the heart, extends upward, and divides into the right and…
- Acute-phase proteins See: Acute-phase protein
- Lymphoma, Burkitt See: Burkitt lymphoma
- Syndrome, Bernard A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- Fifth cranial nerve The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Tooth root sensitivities Oversensitivity of exposed roots of teeth to cold, hot, and sour foods because those roots are no longer…