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Low-grade lymphoma
A lymphoma that tends to grow and spread slowly, in contrast to an intermediate- or high-grade lymphoma which tends to grow and spread more quickly. Low-grade lymphomas include chronic lymphocytic lymphoma and follicular small cleaved cell…
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- Hyperglycemia Hyperglycemia: A high blood sugar. An elevated level specifically of the sugar glucose in the blood…
- Labor support professional See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Fluorosis A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…
- False labor Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Kit, disaster supplies You and your family can cope best by preparing for disaster before it strikes. One way to prepare is by…
- Neurotheology The search for the place(s) in the brain where religious beliefs originate. Neurotheology mixes terms and…
- Postoperative hemorrhage Bleeding after a surgical procedure. The hemorrhage may occur immediately after the surgery or be delayed. It…
- Colitis, universal Ulcerative colitis that involves the entire colon (the large intestine). Ulcerative colitis itself is a…
- Jogger's nails Very small semi-circular white spots on the nails. These spots may be found on the fingernails and…
- Obstruction, airway See: Airway obstruction