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CHAMPUS
The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (in the United States). CHAMPUS is a federally-funded health program that provides beneficiaries with medical care supplemental to that available in military and Public…
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Show more- Pale globe Also called the globus pallidus, this is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. Globus is a Latin word…
- Vaccination, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Baseline 1. Information gathered at the beginning of a study from which variations found in the study are measured.2…
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- Nerve, recurrent laryngeal One of the best known branches of the vagus nerve, a very long nerve that originates in the brainstem. After…
- Artery, splenic A large artery within the abdomen that arises from an arterial vessel called the celiac trunk, which emerges…
- Cardiac insufficiency See: Heart failure
- Hot flashes A sudden wave of mild or intense body heat caused by rushes of hormonal changes resulting from decreased…
- FTT Failure to thrive. Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is…
- Peritonitis Inflammation of the peritoneum (The peritoneum is the tissue layer of cells lining the inner wall of the…
- Pondimin See: Fenfluramine
- Fetoprotein, alpha- (AFP) AFP is a plasma protein that is normally produced by the fetus. It serves as the basis for some valuable…