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Germ cell tumor
A tumor that arise from a germ cell. These tumors may arise within the gonads -- the ovary and testis. Most testicular tumors are, in fact, germ cell tumors. Germ cell tumors also occur in sites outside the gonads, reflecting the fact that…
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Show more- Liver transplant Liver transplant: Surgery to remove a diseased liver and replace it with a healthy liver (or part of one)…
- Paraffin dip A treatment for the symptoms of joint and muscle conditions, such as arthritis, that consists of melted…
- Medication, anti-platelet Platelet-blocking drugs. Drugs that, like aspirin, reduce the tendency of platelets in the blood to clump and…
- Caveola An tiny pit, grotto, depression, incupping in the surface of a cell. The name 'caveola' means little cave…
- Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) A bacterium that causes Johne's disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cattle…
- Shy-Drager syndrome A mysterious progressive disorder of the central and sympathetic nervous systems, also called multiple system…
- SCN (severe congenital neutropenia) Neutropenia): An condition characterized by a lack of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that is…
- Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant Cystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant: A late onset disorder characterized by the progressive development…
- TMA See Trimethylaminuri
- Ovarian pregnancy An abnormal pregnancy that takes place within the ovary itself due to the development of a fertilized ovum…
- Stenosis, carotid See: Carotid stenosis
- Tyrosinemia type I A metabolic genetic disease characterized by abnormally high levels of amino acid tyrosine in blood…