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Show more- NCV Nerve conduction velocity. See: Nerve conduction velocity test
- Friend in dying See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Goiter-deafness syndrome See Pendred syndrome
- Drug, antihypertensive As the name clearly implies, a drug aimed at reducing high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Kidney cancer Kidney cancer: Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic…
- Menstruation, anovular Menstruation without ovulation. The egg stays within the ovary and usually disintegrates but sometimes it is…
- Lymphadenopathy virus Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS. HIV has also been called the…
- Pituitary adenoma A benign tumor of the pituitary, the master gland that controls other glands and influences numerous body…
- Herpetiform virus A virus with the characteristic shape and behavior of a virus in the herpes family. Not all members of the…
- SSRI A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…
- Red Shield Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Peritoneum The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs. (From the Greek peri-…