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Total hysterectomy
Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy
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- Ectodermosis erosiva pluriorificialis See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- LOD score In genetics, a statistical estimate of whether two loci (the sites of genes) are likely to lie near each…
- Histiocytosis, lipid A form of histiocytosis that affects lipid (fat) storage. Also known as Niemann- Pick disease…
- Psyche 1. The mind.2. The spirit or soul.3. In psychiatry, the mind as the center of thought, emotion, and behavior…
- Chromosome, acrocentric An abnormal chromosome that is distinctive in appearance but not fully identified. A marker chromosome is not…
- Neurosyphilis Neurological complications in the third (tertiary) and final phase of syphilis, which involve the central…
- Pneumopericardium Air or gas in the space between the heart and the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart.
- Passive-aggressive Pertaining to behavior in which feelings of aggression are expressed in passive ways as, for example, by…
- Therapeutic abortion An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or induced abortion. As opposed to…
- Compulsive shopping An obsession with shopping that significantly interferes with the functioning of the individual. The signs…