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- Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: Abbreviated vCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent…
- Benign Not cancer. Not malignant. A benign tumor does not invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the…
- EMG, surface Surface EMG
- Two-faced twins Twin: Known medically as diprosopus, two-faced twins are conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical…
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Tendonopathy, patellar See: Patellar tendonitis
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention >CDC facilities in the US in: > >Anchorage, Alaska >Atlanta >Cincinnati, Ohio >Fort Collins, Colorado…
- Shock, primary Sudden loss of blood pressure resulting in shock due to pain, fear, and other reactions experienced…
- Premalignant Pertaining to tissue that is not yet malignant, but is poised to become malignant. Appropriate clinical and…
- Plasma cell A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated…
- Vaginitis Vaginitis: Inflammation of the vagina. The vagina is the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the…