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Syndrome, myelodysplastic
See: Myelodysplastic syndrome
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- Swan-Ganz catheter See: Catheter, Swan-Ganz
- Thyroid hormone organification defect IIb See Pendred syndrome
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- Benign melanoma See: Melanoma, benign
- Acoustic neurofibromatosis See: Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Methyl-CpG-binding protein-2 (MECP2) An enzyme which, when mutated, results in RTT (Rett syndrome), a genetic disease that is a uniform and…
- Cystocele Bulging of the bladder into the vagina. From cysto- (the bladder) + -cele (hernia) because the bladder…
- Iodine, radioactive An isotope of the chemical element iodine that is radioactive. Radioactive iodine is used in diagnostic tests…
- Electrocoagulation A test that measures the electrical potentials generated in the inner ear in response to stimulation by…