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Skin graft, composite
A graft technique in which both the patient's own skin and donor skin are used together
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- Radiation therapy, external Radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is a machine outside the body
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- Therapy The treatment of disease. Therapy is synonymous with treatment, as for example: > >Antiretroviral therapy…
- Cox-2 inhibitor A type of drug that selectively blocks the enzyme cox-2 (cyclooxygenase-2). Blocking this enzyme impedes the…
- Colectomy >Right hemicolectomy -- in which the right part of the colon is removed, >Left hemicolectomy -- where the…
- Thyroid cancer Thyroid cancer: Cancer of the gland in front of the neck that normally produces thyroid hormone which is…
- Fire supplies kit The intensely painful burning sensation in the limbs and extremities caused by ergot, the consequence of a…
- Herpes, genital See: Genital herpes
- Alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase A liver enzyme known, for short, as AGXT. See: AGXT
- Breastfeeding Breastfeeding: Feeding a child human breast milk. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, human…