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Mm
Abbreviation for millimeters. For example, mm Hg means millimeters of mercury, the height of a column of mercury, as in a blood pressure reading. (In upper-case letters, MM stands for meningomyelocele, malignant melanoma, and multiple…
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- Tumor registry Recorded information about the status of patients with tumors. Although a registry was originally the place…
- Bronchiole A tiny tube in the air conduit system within the lungs that is a continuation of the bronchi and connects to…
- Lewis, Edward B (1918-2004) American geneticist and Nobel Laureate who showed how genes control embryonic development. In…
- Surgery, off-pump See: Off-pump surgery
- Bed sore A painful, often reddened area of degenerating, ulcerated skin caused by pressure and lack of movement, and…
- Corneal dystrophy, microcystic A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows dots (or microcysts)…
- Womb cancer See: Uterine cancer
- Telogen effluvium >The growing, or anagen, stage is the predominant phase (80% to 90% of a person's hair is usually in the…
- Congenital lymphedema A condition present at birth in which excess fluid called lymph collects in tissues and causes swelling…