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Refractory anemia
Anemia (a shortage of red blood cells) unresponsive to treatment
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- Diabetes, juvenile-onset See Diabetes, type 1
- Denture An artificial set of teeth that can be removed
- Thymus and parathyroids, hypoplasia of See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Hypertension, white coat A transient increase in blood pressure (hypertension) triggered by the sight of medical personnel in white…
- Complementary medicine A group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that are used together with conventional medicine. An…
- Paralytic ileus Paralysis of the intestine. To be termed 'paralytic ileus,' the intestinal paralysis need not be complete…
- Feed contaminant A substance contaminating animal feed. Contaminants in animal feed can threaten human health. There are two…
- Medication, beta-blocker Drugs that antagonize the action of adrenaline (a beta adrenergic substance) and relieve stress to the heart…
- Orbital Relating to the orbit, in anatomy the bony cavity that contains the eyeball
- Hypertensive Having abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension). See also: Hypotensive; Normotensive
- Lactase Enzyme that breaks down the milk sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. Persons with a deficiency of…