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Patient-controlled analgesia
See: PCA
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- Homozygosity The state of possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. For…
- Squamous intraepithelial lesion A general term for the abnormal growth of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix. The changes in the…
- Polycythemia vera (PV) Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV…
- Vaccination, rubella See Immunization, MMR.
- Marker gene A detectable genetic trait or segment of DNA that can be identified and tracked. A marker gene can serve as a…
- Pleural effusion, fetal See: Fetal pleural effusion
- Cheiroarthropathy A syndrome of limited joint mobility that occurs in patients with diabetes. Cheiroarthropathy is…
- Food-secure Referring to the situation when people do not need to live with hunger or fear starvation
- Kb Abbreviation for kilobase
- Bone, sesamoid See Sesamoid bone
- PET scan The popular name (and abbreviation) of Positron Emission Tomography