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EBS (epidermolysis bullosa simplex)
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- Sclerosing cholangitis See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Stachybotrys An antigenic green-black mold that grows on wood, paper and cotton products provided there is constant…
- P.r.n. Abbreviation meaning 'when necessary' (from the Latin 'pro re nata', for an occasion that has arisen, as…
- Genome, yeast See: Yeast genome
- Cytology The medical and scientific study of cells. Cytology refers to a branch of pathology, the medical specialty…
- Stepmother The wife of a man who had a child by another women. See: Novercal
- Artificial insemination by husband (AIH) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…
- MIC-1 Macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1. A divergent member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily…
- Lithotomy Surgical removal of a stone, especially a kidney or bladder stone. From the Greek roots litho-, stone + tome…
- Carbuncles A skin abscess, a collection of pus that forms inside the body. Antibiotics are often not very helpful in…
- Fever, rheumatic An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and…