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Pediatric end stage liver disease
See: PELD
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- Pediatric Pertaining to children
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- Tendonitis, patellar See: Patellar tendonitis
- Alpha linolenic acid See: Alpha-linolenic acid
- Mutation, hereditary Mutation, hereditary: A heritable change in the DNA of a gene or chromosome in a cell destined to become an…
- G-CSF Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. A colony-stimulating factor that stimulates the production of…
- Code, emergency While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Syndrome, joint hypermobility See Syndrome, hypermobility
- Stanolone A semisynthetic analog of dihydrotestosterone
- Ring, intrastromal corneal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Living donor liver transplantation An option for patients who need a liver transplant. In this procedure, a healthy person (usually a family…