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Biopsy, sentinel-lymph-node
See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
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- Oculocutaneous albinism See: Albinism, oculocutaneous
- Fire supplies kit The intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergot, the consequence of a…
- Pain, abdominal See: Abdominal pain
- Prefixes, medical Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more building blocks. Among these building blocks…
- M. leprae Mycobacterium leprae
- Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Infectivity The proportion of persons exposed to an infectious agent who become infected by it
- Syndrome, polycystic ovary See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Morton neuroma See Morton's neuroma
- Vaccination, polio The vaccines available for vaccination against polio are OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) and IPV (Inactivated Polio…