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Selected words and phrases

in-vivo – a study carried out in humans.

transmission of HIV – see HIV transmission

arrhythmia is the medical terms for a disturbance of the heart’s natural rhythm.

  • tachycardia refers to when the heart beats too fast.
  • bradycardia is when the heart beats too slowly.

SVR (sustained virological response) – having a negative HCV viral load test 6 months after stopping HCV treatment. The response, 6 months after treatment is stopped, determines whether treatment has been effective in terms of clearing HCV. SVR is the most important result from an HCV treatment trial. See ETR.

lymphoma – name for a cancer in the lymphatic system.

Cancer: lymphoma and sarcoma