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- Influenza, Asian See: Asian flu
- Contrast nephropathy A form of acute renal failure that starts soon after administration of contrast media (dye) for X-rays. The…
- Body fat monitor See: Bioelectric impedance analysis
- Maimonides' prayer R of a Physician: A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses…
- Ear, slanted An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- Lassa fever An acute viral infection found in the tropics, especially in West Africa. Epidemics of Lassa fever have…
- Lymphoma, MALT See: MALT lymphoma
- SSRI A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…
- Purpura, acute thrombocytopenic See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura.
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