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Familial primary pulmonary hypertension
See: Pulmonary hypertension
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Show more- Schizoid Having symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia. See schizophrenia
- Fatty acid, trans An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fat, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils…
- IVC 1. Intravenous cholangiogram, an X-ray study of the gallbladder. 2. Inferior vena cava, the largest vein…
- Human herpesvirus 7 Closely related to HHV-6, human herpesvirus 7 has also been linked to roseola. Researchers believe it may…
- EDMD Muscular dystrophy, Emery-Dreifuss
- Giant cell pneumonia Pneumonia: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of measles. It…
- Olivopontocerebellar Pertaining to three particular parts of the brain -- namely, the oliva, the pons, and the cortex of the…
- Phago- Fix): Eating, devouring. From the Greek 'phago' meaning 'to eat.' Examples of words starting with phago-…
- Muscle, infraspinatus >The infraspinatus muscle; >The teres minor muscle, which (like the infraspinatus muscle) helps in the…
- Control (research) In research, control subjects or control procedures permit comparison with experimental results. The first…
- Natural family planning Also known as fertility awareness, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not…
- Monogenic Pertaining to one gene. As opposed to polygenic