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- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Eye, small Also called microphthalmia, an abnormally small eye, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe…
- ITP 1. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. (Original use.)2. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. (Newer use). Note…
- Band, chromosome One of the transverse bands produced on chromosomes by differential staining techniques. Depending on the…
- HEV Hepatitis E virus
- Thymus A lymphoid organ situated in the center of the upper chest just behind the sternum (breastbone). It is in the…
- Homeopathic Pertaining to homeopathy
- Nerve, twelfth cranial See: Twelfth cranial nerve
- Anterograde Moving forward or extending forward. Anterograde memory is memory for what occurs after an event such as an…
- Tumor, carcinoid A tumor which secretes large amounts of the hormone serotonin. Another name for carcinoid tumor is…
- Nails, jogger's Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…