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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Nonsyndromic
Not part of a syndrome. Hearing loss, for instance, can be syndromic or nonsyndromic
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- Non-small cell lung cancer Lung cancer: Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term…
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- Medicine, forensic See: Forensic medicine
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