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D and C
Stands for dilatation and curettage. This is a very common gynecologic procedure in which the cervix of the uterus is expanded (dilated) so the cervical canal and endometrium (the uterine lining) can be scraped off with a spoon-shaped…
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Show more- GERD surgery (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- H. floresiensis See: Homo floresiensis
- Syndrome, Zellweger A genetic disorder, also called the cerebrohepatorenal syndrome, characterized by the reduction or absence of…
- Single upper palm crease See: Simian crease
- Red cells Short for red blood cells, the oxygen/carbon dioxide carrying cells in blood. Also known acronymically as…
- Claudication, intermittent Claudication, intermittent: An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and…
- Rodenticidal Capable of killing rats or other rodent pests or preventing them from damaging food, crops, etc
- Minocycline A tetracycline antibiotic used to treat many different bacteria in urinary tract infections, acne, gonorrhea…
- Tumor registry Recorded information about the status of patients with tumors. Although a registry was originally the place…
- Paternal 1. Pertaining to the father as, for example, a paternal age effect.2. Related through the father as, for…
- Juvenile melanoma See: Melanoma, juvenile
- Fluorosis A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…