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Pancreatic carcinoma
See: Pancreatic cancer
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- Cancer of the cervix See: Cervical cancer
- Tachycardia, sinus A fast heartbeat (tachycardia) because of rapid firing of the sinoatrial (sinus) node. The sinoatrial (or…
- C5 (cervical vertebra) The fifth cervical (neck) vertebra from the top
- Nervous system, parasympathetic A part of the nervous system that slows the heart rate, increases intestinal and gland activity, and relaxes…
- Obesity Obesity: The state of being well above one's normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be…
- Efferent Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries…
- Dysplasia, congenital hip The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- CABG Coronary artery bypass graft; and Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Syphilis A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This…
- Void To urinate. Just as we can void a check and empty it of value, so can we void our bladder and empty it of…
- Hallervorden-Spatz disease A genetic disorder in which there is progressive neurologic degeneration with the accumulation of iron in the…