What does the medical abbreviation NPC mean?
The abbreviation NPC may have a few different meanings. However, what does the abbreviation NPC mean in medical terms?
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What does NPC medical abbreviation mean?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation NPC means non-protein calories; nonproductive cough; no previous complaints; nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
NPC: non-protein calories; nonproductive cough; no previous complaints; nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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