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Cervical
Having to do with any kind of neck including the neck on which the head is perched and the neck of the uterus. The word 'cervix' in Latin means 'neck'. That is why cervical vertebrae and cervical cancer involve quite disparate parts of the…
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Show more- Temporal-lobe epilepsy Epilepsy that is characterized by abnormal electrical activity in the temporal lobe of the brain. This…
- Medical device 1. Broadly, any physical item used in medical treatment, from a cardiac pacemaker to a wheelchair.2.In…
- Alimentary canal The digestive tract. See: Gastrointestinal tract
- Spectrophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of ghosts. Sufferers of spectrophobia experience undue anxiety even though…
- Melanoma, acral-lentiginous One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, uncommon in whites but the most common type in…
- Paget disease A chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to excessive breakdown and…
- Heterotrisomy Trisomy of different chromosomes. The occurrence of two children in the same family, one with trisomy 18 and…
- Tocus Labor, childbirth. Directly from the Greek 'tokos' meaning childbirth
- Female urethral opening The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females…
- Psychodynamic drug See: Psychotropic drug
- Antiprotozoal Something that destroys protozoa or inhibits their growth and ability to reproduce. A few of the protozoa of…
- Pinguecula A yellow spot on the white of the eye, usually toward the inside (nose side) of the eye, associated with…