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Allogeneic graft
See: Allograft
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- HSAN III Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy III. See: Familial dysautonomia.
- Infarction, acute myocardial See: Acute myocardial infarction
- Encopresis Encopresis: Inability to control the elimination of stool (fecal incontinence). Encopresis can have a variety…
- Syndrome, HELLP See: HELLP syndrome
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- Ergot Ergot could be called a 'cereal killer' for it comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable…
- Urge incontinence A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary urgency, an immediate…
- Histiocytosis, Hand-Schuller-Christian A disease in which histiocytes start to multiply and attack the tissues or organs of the patient. The disease…
- Count, absolute CD4 See: Absolute CD4 count
- Miller's lung A type of allergic inflammation of the lungs (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) in people who are hypersensitive…
- Ostomy An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside