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1. Chorionic villus sampling, a procedure for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. 2. Cyclic vomiting syndrome, also known as abdominal migraine
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- Analogous In anatomy, similar in appearance or function but otherwise different. Two structures may be analogous if…
- Study, preclinical A study to test a drug, procedure or medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in support of…
- Venin Snake venom (poison).
- Screening mammogram Mammogram: A mammogram (an X-ray of the breast) in women who have no signs of breast cancer. It usually…
- Syndrome, kinky hair See: Menkes syndrome
- Undulant fever An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that characteristically causes rising and falling fevers…
- Mono Popular name for infectious mononucleosis
- TSH receptor The receptor for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is also called thyrotropin. Encoded by a gene on…
- Swelling of the brain See: Cerebral edema
- Balanitis, circinate A form of skin inflammation around the penis in males with Reiter's syndrome. The skin around the shaft and…
- Donor The giver of a tissue or organ, for example, of blood or a kidney