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Study, crossover
A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. In this type of study, every patient serves as his or her own control
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- Fear of worms (parasitic) Feverish.
- Esophageal reflux A condition wherein stomach contents regurgitate or back up (reflux) into the esophagus (a long cylindrical…
- Kidney cancer Kidney cancer: Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic…
- Breast biopsy ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Breast biopsy Main…
- Recur To occur again. To return. Any symptom (such as fatigue), any sign (such as a heart murmur), or any disease…
- Pneumonia, giant cell Pneumonia, giant cell: Also known as Hecht's pneumonia, this is a deadly but fortunately rare complication of…
- Postpartum psychosis A very serious mental illness that can affect a new mother. The episode of psychosis usually begins within 1…
- Cys Cysteine. Note that Cys does not stand for cystine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- Palate, hard The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is just in front of the soft palate