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Case-fatality percentage
See: Case-fatality proportion
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Show more- Side effects Problems that occur when treatment goes beyond the desired effect. Or problems that occur in addition to the…
- Tabun >Runny nose >Watery eyes >Small, pinpoint pupils >Eye pain >Blurred vision >Drooling and excessive sweating…
- Disease, graft-versus-host A reaction of donated bone marrow against a patient's own tissue. Also called GVHD
- Laryngectomy, partial A surgical procedure on the voice box designed to preserve the voice. The surgeon removes part of the voice…
- Sutton law See: Sutton's law
- Metatarsus The part of the foot that lies just beyond the tarsus, between the tarsus and the toes. The skeleton of the…
- Eye pressure test A standard eye test that determines the fluid pressure inside the eye. The test is called tonometry…
- Metallomembrane endopeptidase (MME) A molecule that is also known as CALLA (common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen), a cell surface…
- Endemic typhus Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder…
- Knee bursitis Knee bursitis: A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between…
- Lymphangiogram X-rays of the lymphatic system. A dye is injected to outline the lymphatic vessels and organs.
- LMP Abbreviation for 'last menstrual period.' By convention, pregnancies are dated in weeks starting from the…