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Med school
Short informal term for medical school. (Medical schools are not often called med schools by medical students.) See: Medical school
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- Seizure, absence See: Absence seizure
- Plague Plague: The plague is an infectious disease due to a bacteria called Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis mainly…
- Arsine A colorless highly toxic gas. Arsine has a garlic-like or fishy odor. Because arsine is nonirritating and…
- Encephalitis, eastern equine See: Eastern equine encephalitis
- Typhus, African tick One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Carcinoma, ampullary Cancer of a structure called the ampulla of Vater, a small muscle located at the junction where the common…
- Shock, secondary Shock that occurs as a side effect of another problem, such as a crushing injury or heart attack.
- Infectious mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis: A specific viral infection (with the Epstein-Barr virus) in which there is an…
- Juxtaspinal Near the spinal column. The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close…
- TSI Stands for Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin. The TSI level is abnormally high in persons with…