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- BER Base excision repair
- Dumping syndrome A group of symptoms that occur when food or liquid enters the small intestine too rapidly. These symptoms…
- Lab test A test that is done in the laboratory where the appropriate equipment, supplies, and certified expertise are…
- Plague, black In the 14th century the victims of the 'black plague' had bleeding below the skin (subcutaneous hemorrhage)…
- Aperient Laxative. Used both as a noun (an aperient is a laxative) and adjective (prunes are an aperient fruit). From…
- Intelligence test A questionnaire or series of exercises designed to measure intelligence. It is generally understood that…
- PML Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of…
- Infection The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another…
- D.O. Abbreviation for Doctor of Osteopathy, an osteopathic physician. Osteopathy is a system of therapy founded in…