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- Fear of new things An irrational fear of anything new, of innovation, of new situations, places, or things. Also called…
- Pheresis Procedure in which the blood is filtered, separated, and a portion retained, with the remainder being…
- Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis See: Diffuse mastocytosis
- Gastropathy, hypoproteinemic hypertrophic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Insecticidal Capable of killing insects or controlling their growth
- Asphyxia Impaired or impeded breathing.
- Vaccinia, fetal See Congenital vaccinia
- Test, rapid plasma reagin A screening blood test for syphilis. Rapid plasma reagin is commonly abbreviated RPR. A negative…
- Ordre des Medecins The Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins. The French equivalent of the American Medical Association (the…
- Economy class syndrome The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- PPD 1. Postpartum depression. 2. Purified protein derivative (the PPD skin test for tuberculosis)