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Syndrome, Lennox
See: Lennox syndrome
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- ACh (acetylcholine) Abbreviation for acetylcholine. See: Acetylcholine
- Benign melanoma See: Melanoma, benign
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- Rectum The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through…