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Desmoplastic
This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction, the pervasive growth of dense fibrous tissue around the tumor. Scar tissue (adhesion) within the abdomen after abdominal surgery is…
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Show more- House officer A resident physician and surgeon of a hospital (the 'house') who is receives further training, usually in a…
- Baroparesis Reversible paralysis of the facial nerve due to pressure in the middle ear going up in a plane or surfacing…
- Wet brain See: Cerebral edema
- E2F transcription factor 3 See: E2F3
- Scleromalacia Degenerative thinning of the sclera, the tough white coat that covers most of the back of the eyeball and…
- APL Abbreviation for acute promyelocytic leukemia, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a deficiency…
- PH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a fluid. The pH of any fluid is the measure of its hydrogen ion…
- Asymptomatic Without symptoms. For example, an asymptomatic infection is an infection with no symptoms
- Adenovirus A group of viruses responsible for a spectrum of respiratory disease as well as infection of the stomach and…
- PH meter A simple and speedy device to measure the acidity and alkalinity of a fluid. A pH meter acts as a volt meter…
- CA 19-9 A tumor marker initially found in colorectal cancer patients, but subsequently also identified in patients…
- Myometrium The muscular outer layer of the uterus.