noncommunicable disease

pathology

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  • brain cancer; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    In disease: Noncommunicable disease

    Noncommunicable diseases generally are long-lasting and progress slowly, and thus they are sometimes also referred to as chronic diseases. They can arise from environmental exposures or from genetically determined abnormalities, which may be evident at birth or which may become apparent later in…

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