| DHES | Division of Health Examination Statistics |
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| MEDSTATS | Medical Statistics Expert System |
| MS | Maffuci syndrome; maladjustment score; mandibular series; Marfan syndrome; Marie-Strumpell [syndrome... |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| NOVS | National Office of Vital Statistics |
| Canada turpentine | A yellowish liquid resin from the balsam fir, Abies balsamea (family Pinaceae); contains kinene and bornyl acetate; used for mounting histologic specimens and as a cement for lenses. Synonym: Canada turpentine. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Canada, Wilma | <person> U.S. Radiologist. See: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cronkhite-canada syndrome | <radiology> Not inherited; no pattern, inflammatory glandular dilatation of stomach, colon, small bowel (50%), juvenile-type polyps, no malignant potential, protein and electrolyte loss, ectodermal abnormalities, alopecia, hyperpigmentation, nail loss (onycholysis), prognosis: males: remits, females: die in 6-18 months due to cachexia see: polyposis syndromes (12 Dec 1998) |