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AFAP
Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis
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Show more- Reticuloendotheliosis, leukemic See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Rad Radiation absorbed dose, a measure for a dose of ionizing radiation
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Beijerinck See: Beijerinck, Martinus W.
- ATN Acute tubular necrosis
- Expiration date The date for a drug estimated for its shelf life with proper storage in sealed containers away from harmful…
- Prostatodynia A type of inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection and in which there are no objective…
- Event, adverse See: Adverse event
- Iron deficiency anemia Anemia: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia…
- Cryptosporidiosis An intestinal infection characterized by diarrhea caused by a microscopic parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum…
- Cancer of the cervix See: Cervical cancer
- Secondary atelectasis Partial or total collapse of a lung or a segment of a lung that was once expanded, as may happen after chest…