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Lumpectomy
The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). Lumpectomy has come to refer specially to the removal of a lump from the breast. The word 'lumpectomy' is a hybrid term. 'Lump' is of Middle…
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Show more- Occam's razor The principle of scientific or, in medicine, diagnostic parsimony or 'unitarianism.' In medicine, a clinician…
- Amini Amini, Fariborz
- External genitalia, female See: Female external genitalia
- Leu Leucine. See also: Amino acid symbols
- APO-1 See: FAS gene
- Proteinuria Excess protein in the urine. Some protein is normal in the urine. Too much means protein is leaking through…
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Chargaff ratios See: Chargaff rule
- Hydrocephalus, communicating Hydrocephalus in which there is no obstruction to the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Specifically…
- Catalepsy The state of persisting in unusual postures or facial expressions, regardless of outside stimuli, as is seen…
- Tympanites A hollow drum-like sound produced when a gas-containing cavity is tapped sharply. Tympanites is heard if the…
- Antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…