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- Prone The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the…
- DDH (developmental dislocation of the hip) The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Nephroblastoma See: Wilms tumor
- APO-1 See: FAS gene
- Appendiceal cancer See: Appendix cancer
- LQTS The long QT syndrome. See Long QT syndrome
- PC Although PC is usually taken to mean personal computer, in the biomedical arena PC also stands for protein C…
- Adamantine In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth. Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas…
- Blalock-Taussig operation A pioneering heart operation named after the American surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and the pediatric…
- Qualified health claim A claim authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that must be supported by credible scientific…
- MND Motor neuron disease