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Krukenberg tumor
A tumor of the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer. When the stomach cancer spreads to an ovary, the tumor in the ovary is called a Krukenberg tumor. (This tumor, named for a doctor, is not a different disease; it is metastatic…
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- Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Polycystic kidney disease, infantile See: Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive
- SCYA2 Small inducible cytokine A2. See: MPC1
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome The Gorlin syndrome
- Homeopath A person who practices homeopathy.
- Cotinine The major metabolite (breakdown product) of nicotine. Exposure to nicotine can be measured by analyzing the…
- Diet, Mediterranean See: Mediterranean diet
- Infant, small for gestational age Small for gestational age (SGA) infants weigh 2500 g or less at birth and are considered to have intrauterine…
- CBT Cognitive behavior therapy. See: Cognitive therapy
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Public Health Service that works with…
- Nullipara A woman who has never given birth to a child.