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Citrovorum factor
See: Leucovorin
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- Thymine (T) One member of the base pair A-T (adenine-thymine) in DNA.
- Mucolipidosis One of a group of inherited storage diseases in which both lipids and substances called mucopolysaccharides…
- Position, anatomical See: Anatomical position
- NF2 (neurofibromatosis type 2) Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) A technique in which the male and female germ cells required to begin formation of a human embryo are…
- Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid A form of joint disease in children whose systemic signs and symptoms include high intermittent fever, a…
- Aortic valve, bicuspid Whereas the normal aortic valve in the heart has three flaps (cusps) that open and close, a bicuspid valve…
- Laying on of hands In alternative medicine, an ancient method of healing by touching a person with the hands or palms, usually…
- Kashin-Beck disease A disorder of the bones and joints of the hands and fingers, elbows, knees, and ankles of children and…
- Smallpox vaccination of eye See Vaccinia keratitis