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- Cauterization The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called diathermy or electrodiathermy.
- Polio vaccine, Sabin The oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by the Polish-born American microbiologist Albert Sabin (1906-93)
- Dyspnoea Difficult or labored breathing; shortness of breath. Dyspnoea is a sign of serious disease of the airway…
- Frailty syndrome A condition, seen particularly in older patients, characterized by low functional reserve, easy tiring…
- Drop seizure See: Atonic seizure
- Lyophilization A process by which material is rapidly frozen and dehydrated under high vacuum
- Thyrolingual cyst See: Thyroglossal cyst
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis A benign proliferative form of monoarthritis (arthritis in just one joint) that can occurs at any age but is…
- Annexin A1 One of the annexins, a family of proteins that share the property of binding calcium and phospholipids. The…
- Multiple lentigines syndrome See: LEOPARD syndrome
- Sigmoid volvulus See: Volvulus