| GTB | gastrointestinal tract bleeding |
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| IMB | intermenstrual bleeding |
| OB | obese [mouse]; obese, obesity; objective benefit; obliterative bronchiolitis; obstetrics, obstetrici... |
| PCB | paracervical block; polychlorinated biphenyl; portacaval bypass; postcoital bleeding; procarbazine |
| PMB | papillomacular bundle; para-hydroxymercuribenzoate; polychrome methylene blue; polymorphonuclear bas... |
| leukoplakia, oral | A white patch seen on the oral mucosa. It is considered a premalignant condition and is often tobacco-induced. When evidence of epstein-barr virus is present, the condition is called hairy leukoplakia (leukoplakia, hairy). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| lichen planus, oral | Oral lesions accompanying cutaneous lichen planus or often occurring alone. The buccal mucosa, lips, gingivae, floor of the mouth, and palate are usually affected (in a descending order of frequency). Typically, oral lesions consist of radiating white or gray, velvety, threadlike lines, arranged in a reticular pattern, at the intersection of which there may be minute, white, elevated dots or streaks (wickham's striae). (12 Dec 1998) |
| live oral poliovirus vaccine | Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV), an aqueous suspension of inactivated strains of poliomyelitis virus (types 1, 2, and 3) used by injection; has largely been replaced by the oral vaccine. See: Salk vaccine. (05 Mar 2000) |