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Hysterectomy, subtotal
The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy
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- Syndrome, Pendred See Pendred syndrome
- Antonio Maria Valsalva See: Antonio Maria Valsalva
- Forensic anthropology The application of the science of physical anthropology to the legal process. Forensic anthropology includes…
- Oz. Abbreviation for ounce
- Ectodermal Pertaining to the ectoderm or to tissues derived from the ectoderm, one of the three primary germ cell layers…
- Lobular carcinoma of the breast, infiltrating Breast, infiltrating: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer…
- Calipers A metal or plastic tool similar to a compass used to measure the diameter of an object. The skin fold…
- Pruritic Itchy. A scab may be pruritic
- Genome, plague See: Plague bacterium genome
- Intravenous cholangiogram Feeding through a vein. Also called parenteral alimentation or parenteral nutrition.
- Turner-Kieser syndrome See Nail-patella syndrome