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- Endocervical curettage The removal of tissue from the inside of the cervix using a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette
- Left ventricular assist device See: Ventricular assist device
- SNP A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Retromingent Urinating backwards. Also an animal such as a raccoon that urinates backwards. As in: 'You have revealed…
- Vertebral artery A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Lymphoma, AIDS-related Lymphoid tumors that appear in people with AIDS, presumably due to immune- system impairment. Treatment is…
- Knee, housemaid's See: Housemaid's knee
- Meningitis vaccine This term usually refers to a vaccine used to prevent meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the…
- Shock, cardiogenic Shock caused by heart failure. The heart fails to pump blood effectively. For example, a heart attack (a…
- Abiotic 1. Not associated with living organisms.2. Anything in the environment incapable of life, such as the soil or…
- Sclerencephaly A general term for scarring and shrinkage of the substance of the brain. Sclerencephaly occurs because of…