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CLL
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia. See: Leukemia, chronic lymphocytic
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Show more- Thyroiditis, Hashimoto See: Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Naprelan See: Naproxen
- Olivopontocerebellar atrophy >OPCA I (or SPA 1) -- Autosomal dominant. Onset of symptoms usually in the third or fourth decade of life…
- Biliary sand Biliary sand is a term mostly used by surgeons when they remove the gallbladder to describe uncountable…
- Myco- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Magnesium sulfate A remarkably versatile compound administered intramuscularly and intravenously as an anticonvulsant and as a…
- Ophthalmoscope A lighted instrument, one of the most important tools of the physician, used to examine the interior of the…
- EMG syndrome The exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Baldness, patchy Baldness, patchy: Patchy baldness. Also referred to as alopecia areata. Alopecia means baldness and areata…
- Evidence-based medicine The judicious use of the best current evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patient…
- Cyst, tarsal Also called a chalazion or a Meibomian cyst, an inflammation of the oil gland of the eyelid.
- Laparotomy An operation to open the abdomen. The word 'laparotomy' was first used to designate this operation in 1878 by…