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Hepatoma
Cancer originating in the liver, in liver cells. More often called hepatocarcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma. From hepat-, the liver + -oma, tumor = a liver tumor
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- Bones, axial There are 80 axial bones, comprised of 29 bones in the head and 51 bones in the trunk
- Multicentric Having more than one center. A term often applied to tumors. A minority of Wilms tumors are multicentric and…
- Therapeutic cloning A procedure in which cells, typically skin cells, are taken from a patient and inserted into a fertilized egg…
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- Syndrome, polycystic ovary See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- M. avium Mycobacterium avium
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- Ophthalmia Inflammation of the eye. Also known as ophthalmitis