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Uterus cancer
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- Fibrosis, premacular See: Macular pucker
- Implant, cochlear See: Cochlear implant
- Acrocentric chromosome A chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) with its centromere…
- Internal genitalia, female See: Female internal genitalia
- Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin…
- RV (rotavirus) Rotavirus):Aside from recreational vehicle, RV is an abbreviation for rotavirus, a leading cause of severe…
- Parietal pericardium The outer layer of the pericardium which is a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the…
- Rectus Usually refers to the rectus abdominis, a large muscle in the front of the abdomen that assists in the…
- Histamine Substance that plays a major role in many allergic reactions. Histamine dilates blood vessels and makes the…
- Rale A type of abnormal lung sound heard through a stethoscope. Rales may be sibilant (whistling), dry (crackling)…
- Humor In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally…