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HTLV-III
The human T-lymphotropic virus type III. An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV
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- Potassium deficiency Inadequate potassium intake and hence potassium levels in the blood that are abnormally low. This state is…
- Heterotopic In the wrong place, in an abnormal place, misplaced. From the Greek roots 'hetero-' meaning 'other' + 'topos'…
- Ophthalmoplegia with myopathy See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Disease, kissing Infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). By the time…
- BMT Bone marrow transplantation, a procedure in which doctors replace bone marrow that is diseased (or damaged)…
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIMH's mission is to 'provide national leadership…
- Aggressive In oncology, quickly growing, tending to spread rapidly. As, for example, an aggressive tumor
- Uniparous 1) Having produced only one offspring. Also called primiparous. 2) Producing only one offspring at a time…
- Defensin A family of potent antibiotics made within the body by neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) and…
- Infection, meningococcal See: Meningococcal infection
- Ventricular fibrillation An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby there are very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the…