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Hem-onc
Short for Hematology-oncology
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Show more- Diabetes, non-insulin-dependent Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2.
- Central nervous system (CNS) The central nervous system is that part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. The…
- Burp 1. Gas brought up from the stomach through the mouth producing a gutteral noise.2. As a verb, to bring up gas…
- Ankle bone The ankle bone is termed the talus. It is the bone of the foot that joins the tibia and fibula to form the…
- Hematuria Blood in the urine. Hematuria may or may not be accompanied by pain, but it is always abnormal and should be…
- PKD Short for phenylketonuria. See: Phenylketonuria.
- MYH syndrome See: MYH
- Molecular biology The study of biology on a molecular level including the structure, function, and makeup of biologically…
- BLAST Abbreviation for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, a computer program that identifies homologous genes in…
- Ocular Having to do with the eye. In a microscope, the lens closest to the eye is termed the ocular (the eyepiece)…
- Headache, thunderclap A sudden and excruciatingly painful headache. Some doctors feel that in the absence of a known headache…
- Heteromorphism Something different in form. Chromosome heteromorphisms are normal variations in the appearance of chromosomes