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PDR
Physicians' Desk Reference (please see entry to Physicians' Desk Reference). PDR less frequently stands for 'postdelivery room'.
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- Indolent lymphoma A lymphoma that tends to grow and spread slowly, in contrast to an aggressive lymphoma which tends to grow…
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- Preeclampsia A condition in pregnancy characterized by abrupt hypertension (a sharp rise in blood pressure), albuminuria…
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- Autologous In blood transfusion and transplantation, a situation in which the donor and recipient are the same person…
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