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varices – extended or swollen veins in the liver that can burst. They can be a complication of cirrhosis.

BI – budding inhibitor. Class of HIV drug.

DEXA – a non-invasive scan that can measure the percentage of different body areas (whole body, trunk, right leg etc) that are muscle or fat. DEXA scans cannot determine if this is central fat (visceral adipose tissue, VAT) or sub-cutaneous fat (under the skin).

DEXA scan also can measure bone density and is used to monitor risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis.

virology – the study of viruses.

Hodgkins disease (HD) – a type of lymphoma (lymph cancer).

Cancer: lymphoma and sarcoma