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- In Abbreviation for inch
- Immunization, hepatitis A See: Hepatitis A immunization
- Allergy Allergy: A misguided reaction to foreign substances by the immune system, the body system of defense against…
- Prostatectomy, perineal See: Perineal prostatectomy
- Syndrome, Aase-Smith II See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- Third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Giant cell pneumonia Pneumonia: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of measles. It…
- Camelpox A severe disease of camels in northern Africa and southwestern Asia caused by the camelpox virus. This virus…
- Heart attack Heart attack: The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply. The loss of blood supply is usually…
- PC Although PC is usually taken to mean personal computer, in the biomedical arena PC also stands for protein C…
- Nasal septum deviation Failure of the nasal septum to be in the midline where it is supposed to be. (The nasal septum is the wall…