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Coinsurance
A provision by which the insured individual shares in the cost of certain expenses. The same as co-payment
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- Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1 Abbreviated CRAC1. Also known as hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome. See: Hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome
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- Vertebral arch A circle of bone around the canal through which the spinal cord passes. A vertebral arch is composed of a…
- Granular leukocyte >Neutrophils have 'neutral' subtle granules; >Eosinophils have prominent granules that stain readily with the…
- Lyme disease Lyme disease: Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium called a 'spirochete.' Lyme disease…
- Colinearity 1. In general, the arrangement of one sequence in the same linear order as another sequence.2. In…
- Hepatic duct, right See: Right hepatic duct
- Adenomyosis Pronounced a-den-o- mi-o-sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the…