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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome – see: IRIS

mg (milligram) – abbreviation for milligram. 1000 milligrams = 1 gram.

sanctuary site – see compartment site.

matched – in clinical trials matched refers to each group having similar age, gender, ethnicity, HIV duration, health etc in a study.

A feeling that your bowl not completely empty even though it is empty. A medical definition is “a sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation despite an empty rectum”.

The marvels of latin and medicine – words for everything…