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Colography, computed tomography
Virtual colonoscopy
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- Alternating hemiplegia of childhood A rare neurological disorder with frequent temporary episodes of paralysis of one side of the body…
- CDNA Complementary DNA. cDNA is single-stranded DNA made in the laboratory from a messenger RNA template under the…
- Macerate To soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion, as occurs with a stillborn. The word…
- Blood poisoning The medical term is 'septicemia.' No matter which of these two terms-blood poisoning or septicemia-you…
- Enterocolitis, Crohn See: Crohn disease
- Remodelling, chromatin See: Chromatin remodeling
- Aphrasia The inability to speak or understand phrases
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