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Fracture, toddler's
A torsion fracture of the tibia, without bone displacement
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- Topical chemotherapy Chemotherapy: Treatment with an anticancer drug in a lotion, ointment or cream that is applied to the skin.
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- CDNA Complementary DNA. cDNA is single-stranded DNA made in the laboratory from a messenger RNA template under the…
- Appendix perforation Rupture of appendix
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