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Renal cancer
Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic waste products from the body. The types of kidney cancer in adults and children are different and distinct: > >Adults -- Kidney cancer tends to…
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Show more- Failure, heart Inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it and, specifically, failure of the heart to pump…
- Congenital hemolytic jaundice Jaundice: Known also as hereditary spherocytosis (HS), this is a genetic disorder of the red blood cell…
- Septic bursitis A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce friction between tissues…
- Fibronectin, fetal See: Fetal fibronectin
- Syndactyly, complete A condition in which fingers or toes are completely joined together, with the connection extending from the…
- Ring chromosome A structurally abnormal chromosome in which the end of each chromosome arm has been lost and the broken arms…
- Gastroesophageal Pertaining to both the stomach and the esophagus, as in the gastroesophageal junction, the place where the…
- Midget A very small person (or thing). Midget is a picturesque but somewhat disparaging term. It is the diminutive…
- Medication, anti-platelet Platelet-blocking drugs. Drugs that, like aspirin, reduce the tendency of platelets in the blood to clump and…
- Music therapy The use of music in therapy; the therapeutic use of music. There are many different definitions of music…
- Fatty acid One of many molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell…
- Tattoos & permanent makeup The intradermal application of inks for the purpose of tattooing or permanent makeup (also known as…