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Lymphatic edema
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- Age of mother See: Maternal age
- Epigenetic Something that affects a cell, organ or individual without directly affecting its DNA. An epigenetic change…
- Failure, autonomic See: Autonomic failure
- EPO test A test of the hormone EPO (erythropoietin) in blood. The EPO level can indicate bone marrow disorders, kidney…
- Dislocation, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Allograft The transplant of an organ or tissue from one individual to another of the same species with a different…
- Gingivitis, acute membranous This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that oversees gene-therapy research in the U.S
- Veisalgia The sober medical term for a hangover. 'There is no consensus definition of veisalgia ('alcohol…
- Ataxia telangiectasia mutated See: ATM