What does the PCRA medical term mean?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the PCRA abbreviation. However, what is PCRA in medical terms?
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What does PCRA medical abbreviation mean?
In medicine, the medical term PCRA stands for patient controlled regional analgesia.
PCRA: patient controlled regional analgesia
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FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
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