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Slow virus
1. A virus that has a long incubation period before the onset of a gradually progressive disease. 2. Specifically, one of the Lentivirinae, a subfamily of viruses that are nononcogenic retroviruses such as Visna virus that cause diseases…
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Show more- Clinical investigator A medical researcher who carries out a clinical trial or another type of clinical research
- Colon cancer, family history of The presence of a history of colorectal cancer in a family. The colon cancer risk is higher if an immediate…
- Osteomalacia Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization (the loss of mineral) and…
- Proteus syndrome A disturbance of cell growth including benign tumors under the skin, overgrowth of the body, often more on…
- Hepatitis D, E, F, and G Lesser known (than hepatitis A, B, and C), the most significant of these seems to be type D, or the delta…
- Selective tubal occlusion procedure (The acronym for selective tubal occlusion procedure is STOP.) A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control…
- Exhaustion, heat A warning that the body is getting too hot. The person may be thirsty, giddy, weak, uncoordinated, nauseous…
- Center, trauma A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma…
- Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis See: Diffuse mastocytosis
- Talipes equinovarus The common ('classic') form of clubfoot. Talipes is made up of the Latin talus (ankle) + pes (foot). Equino-…
- Toc- (prefix) Stemming from the Greek word 'tokos' meaning childbirth, we have toc-, toco-, tok-, and toko- as combining…
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography Abbreviated ERCP. A procedure done to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and…