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Emergency birth control
See: Emergency contraception
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- Linkage map A map of the genes on a chromosome based on linkage analysis. A linkage map does not show the physical…
- Stenosis, spinal See: Spinal stenosis
- CCR5 A chemokine receptor found on monocytes and lymphocytes that serves as the coreceptor for HIV. HIV strains…
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome: A severe form of pneumonia. Abbreviated SARS. A term applied to outbreaks…
- Family physician A physician who is educated and trained in family practice. 'Family physicians possess unique attitudes…
- Throat The throat is the anterior (front) portion of the neck beginning at the back of the mouth, consisting…
- VCJD Stands for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as…
- Syphilis A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This…
- Retinoic acid syndrome A syndrome that occurs from treatment with retinoic acid and is characterized by fever, dyspnea (difficulty…