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- Agent, antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- NIAAA (Nat'l Inst. on Alcoh. Abuse and Alcoholism) Sm: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
- EBCT (electron beam computerized tomography) A new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). EBCT, or…
- Congenital lymphedema A condition present at birth in which excess fluid called lymph collects in tissues and causes swelling…
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- Chimera In medicine, a person composed of two genetically distinct types of cells. Human chimeras were first…
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