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New England Journal of Medicine
Despite its regional name, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is far from provincial. It is an eminent weekly national and international general medical journal, devoted to no single specialty, but to all of medicine. The Journal…
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- Phobia, social Excessive fear of embarrassment in social situations that is extremely intrusive and can have debilitating…
- RECOMBIVAX-HB A vaccine against hepatitis B (hep B) to stimulate the body's immune system to produce antibodies against the…
- Pediatric urinary tract infection See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Bile Bile is a yellow-green fluid that is made by the liver, stored in the gallbladder and passes through the…
- Osteoclasia Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue, as occurs when broken bones heal
- Xerostomia Dry mouth. The condition of not having enough saliva to keep the mouth wet due to inadequate function of the…
- Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita A rare autoimmune skin disease with blisters. In epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) the body attacks its…