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Pancreatic islet cell carcinoma
See: Islet cell cancer
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- Fever, Thai hemorrhagic A syndrome due to the dengue virus that tends to affect children under 10, causing abdominal pain, hemorrhage…
- LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, an hallucinogen. LSD is an abbreviation of the German term…
- Disease, Graves Generalized diffuse overactivity ('toxicity') of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a…
- Nipple shield A cap or dome, usually made today of plastic (formerly, rubber), placed over the nipple and areola during…
- Shots, allergy Known medically as allergy desensitization or allergy immunotherapy, the injections are designed to stimulate…
- Double-blinded study A study in which at least two separate groups receive the experimental medication or procedure at different…
- Primordia See: Primordium
- Atrial septum The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart
- Romano-Ward syndrome See: Long QT syndrome
- Neurologist A doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system
- Migraine, classic Migraine with aura. Accounts for no more than most 20% of migraines. See Migraine