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IMRT
Intensity modulated radiation therapy
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Show more- Connexin 26 Also known as gap junction beta 2, or GJB2. See: GJB2. See also: Connexin
- Pasteurization A method of treating food by heating it to a certain point to kill pathogenic (disease-causing) organisms but…
- Myocardium The heart muscle.
- Radon A radioactive element formed as a gas during the breakdown of radium.
- Ferritin The major iron storage protein. The blood level of ferritin serves as an indicator of the amount of iron…
- HUGO Acronym for the Human Genome Organisation, the international organization of scientists involved in the Human…
- Major anxiety disorder >panic disorder; >obsessive-compulsive disorder; >PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder); >social phobia…
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Sleep disorders Sleep disorders: Any disorder that affects, disrupts, or involves sleep. The most common sleep disorder is…
- Methylmalonicaciduria An inherited metabolic (biochemical) disease that causes young children to become mentally retarded. The…
- Oculocutaneous albinism See: Albinism, oculocutaneous
- End-stage renal disease ESRD. Chronic irreversible renal failure