Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Also called fibromas, leiomyomas or myomas, uterine fibroids aren't associated with an increased risk of uterine
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CoughCough
A cough is a normal reflex or the body's response to throat irritation. Coughing helps to clear the throat and airways of germs, mucus, and dust. When an irritant stimulates
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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosisExtensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a rare type of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). This type of tuberculosis (TB) is resistant to at least four of the core anti-TB drugs, including isoniazid,
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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosisMultidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a type of tuberculosis (TB) that is resistant to at least two of the most powerful TB drugs, isoniazid (INH) and rifampin. MDR-TB is a public
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TuberculosisTuberculosis
Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or Tuberculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis most commonly attacks the lungs (as pulmonary
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Quater in dieQuater in die
quater in die, qid, q.i.d, or QID is Latin for four times a day. Quater is latin for four. This term is use in prescriptions to mean take the medicine
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Ter in dieTer in die
ter in die or tid is Latin for three times a day. It is sometimes written with a period in lower-case letters "t.i.d" or in capital letters "TID". This term
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Bis in dieBis in die
bis in die, which is abbreviated as bid is Latin for twice (or two times) a day. It may be written as "bid", "b.i.d.", or "BID". This term is use
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QuaqueQuaque
Quaque is a Latin word which means every or each. In medicine, it is abbreviated as q. For example, q_h, where q stands for quaque or every, and h stands
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STATSTAT
A medical term for urgent or rush. It came from the Latin word statim, which means "immediately."
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