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Immunotherapy
Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease. Biological therapy is thus any form of treatment that uses the body's natural abilities that constitute the immune system to fight…
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Show more- Parathyroid adenoma A small tumor of the parathyroid gland and the most common disorder of the gland. Parathyroid adenomas are…
- RWI Recreational water illness
- Pus A thick whitish-yellow fluid which results from the accumulation of white blood cells (WBCs), liquified…
- Major gene A gene that is necessary and sufficient by itself to cause a condition. For example, the APC gene is a major…
- Kelman, Charles D. See: Phacoemulsification
- Curare A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia (and, in the past, in arrow poisons by South American Indians). Curare…
- Contact eczema A localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning where the skin has come into contact with an…
- Endocardium The lining of the interior surface of the heart chambers. The endocardium consists of a layer of endothelial…
- Ants, fire Originally from S. America. Among the worst insect pests ever to invade the U.S. Red or yellowish ants of…
- Anfinsen, Christian Boehmer, Jr. (1916-1995) American biochemist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize for work that helped explain the structure…
- Postoperative hemorrhage Bleeding after a surgical procedure. The hemorrhage may occur immediately after the surgery or be delayed. It…
- Focal sclerosis See: Multiple sclerosis