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Citrovorum factor
See: Leucovorin
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- Syndrome, Johnson-Stevens See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Hypertension, pulmonary See: Pulmonary hypertension
- Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) A hysterosalpingogram imaging test that is used to examine the cavity of the uterus and Fallopian tubes. In a…
- Mycobacterium chelonae A type of bacteria related to that which causes tuberculosis and which is commonly found in soil and…
- Immunodepression See immunosuppression
- Supinator foot type A type of foot that restricts the impact of the stride largely to the outer edges of the foot. This type of…
- Psychopathic personality Ee: Antisocial personality disorder
- Gigantism, eunuchoid Extremely tall stature due to the delayed onset of puberty which permits the continued growth of the long…
- Nervous system, sympathetic A part of the nervous system that accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood…
- Flat condyloma A manifestation of the secondary stage of syphilis that takes the form of broad flat wartlike growths in…
- Transvaginal ultrasound A technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound probe that has been inserted in the vagina…