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Show more- Acute Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration…
- DPT immunization Immunization to protect against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. DPT immunizations are…
- Infection, yeast Infection due to fungal organisms which have the characteristic of being single-celled, usually rounded and…
- Pleurae Pleural of pleura (the thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs)
- Cohort study A study in which a particular outcome, such as death from a heart attack, is compared in groups of people who…
- Mirror, mouth See: Mouth mirror
- Myotonic dystrophy An inherited disease in which the muscles contract but have decreasing power to relax -- this phenomenon is…
- Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis: A type of arthritis caused by inflammation, breakdown, and eventual loss of cartilage in the…
- Histiocytosis, Hand-Schuller-Christian A disease in which histiocytes start to multiply and attack the tissues or organs of the patient. The disease…
- Duct, hepatic See: Hepatic duct
- Immunotoxin A hybrid molecule created by coupling an antibody or antigen with part or all of a toxin. The hybrid molecule…
- Therapy, salvage See: Salvage therapy