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Amer College of Ob and Gyn (ACOG)
Gynecologists (ACOG): The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is an organization concerned with the quality of ob/gyn practice in the U.S. It is called 'a cog.' The members of ACOG are 'Women's Health Care Physicians.' ACOG…
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- Therapy, PUVA See: PUVA
- Glabella 1. The area between the eyebrows, just above the nose. 2. The corresponding area on the frontal bone between…
- Pulmonary barotrauma Damage to the lung from rapid or excessive pressure changes, as may occur when a patient is on a ventilator…
- Vasa previa A condition in which blood vessels within the placenta or the umbilical cord are trapped between the fetus…
- Rheumatic fever An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and…
- Cancer, Hodgkin disease (adult) Hodgkin disease (adult): A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of…
- Gingivitis, ulcerative This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Ultrasound, Doppler See: Doppler ultrasound
- Pathologist A doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells and tissues under a microscope
- Stenosis A narrowing, as in: > >aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve of the heart), >pulmonary stenosis…