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Papillary renal cell carcinoma
A type of kidney cancer that accounts for 15 to 20% of renal carcinomas. It occurs in both sporadic and familial forms. Hereditary papillary renal carcinoma is characterized by the development of multiple papillary tumors in both kidneys…
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- Hormone, progesterone A female hormone, progesterone is the principal progestational hormone. Progestational hormones prepare the…
- Dystrophy, muscular One of a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or…
- Roentgen ray Term coined around 1890 that preceded X-ray and is now synonymous with it. Named for Wilhelm Roentgen, a…
- RNA virus, negative-strand See: Negative-strand RNA virus
- National Research Council In the United States, a part of the National Academies. There are also National Research Councils in Canada…
- Doctor In a medical context, any medical professional with an MD, a PhD, or any other doctoral degree. The term…
- Neuralgia, vidian A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…
- Tay-Sachs disease A genetic metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of the enzyme hexosaminidase A (hex-A) that results in a…
- Deformation A setting of limits; a boundary; marking the limits of, delimiting; setting apart, separating. The word…
- Rectal (adjective) Having to do with the rectum, the last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine that serves to store solid waste…
- Taenia armata Taenia solium