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Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Our Abdominal aortic aneurysm Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Abdominal aortic aneurysm Abdominal aortic aneurysm: A ballooning or widening of the main artery (the aorta) as it courses down…
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- Genome, canine See: Dog genome
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- Abdominal pain Our Abdominal pain Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Abdominal…
- EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness) A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Parasitosis Infestation or infection with parasites. See also: Delusional parasitosis
- Soft palate The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…
- Nat'l Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID): One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and…
- Gray baby syndrome A syndrome due to toxicity of the antibiotic chloramphenicol in the newborn, especially the premature…
- Desert fever A disease also called coccidioidomycosis (CM) due to a fungus called Coccidioides immitis. About 40% of…
- Symmetric lipomatosis, multiple A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Trimester The nine months of pregnancy is traditionally divided into three trimesters: distinct periods of roughly…