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- Thoraces Plural of thorax.
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- Agonist maintenance treatment See: Methadone treatment program
- Aneurysm, dissecting An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Macrophage A type of white blood that ingests (takes in) foreign material. Macrophages are key players in the immune…
- CA 15-3 A tumor marker most useful in following the course of treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer…
- Syndrome, Brown An ophthalmology (eye) problem. Brown syndrome is an abnormality that is present at birth (congenitally) and…
- PNET Primitive neuroectodermal tumor. One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the…
- Cell, alpha (pancreatic) A type of cell in the pancreas (the organ of the digestive system located behind the stomach). Within the…
- Johnson-Stevens syndrome See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Candida albicans Any gene thought likely to cause a disease. The gene may be a candidate because it is located in a particular…