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Extracranial hematoma
A hematoma (a collection of blood) outside the cranium (skull)
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Show more- CLA 1. Conjugated linoleic acid.2. Cervical lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes in the neck).3. Congenital…
- PVNS Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Vision, central See: Central vision
- TSE Abbreviation for Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Hyperplasia, benign prostatic A condition characterized by overgrowth of the lining of the uterus. Hyperplasia means overgrowth. The…
- Stromal Pertaining to the stroma of an organ. See: Stroma
- Multislice CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Loeys-Dietz syndrome Loeys-Dietz syndrome: Loeys-Dietz syndrome is an inherited syndrome characterized by aortic aneurysms…
- E2F transcription factor 3 See: E2F3
- Disease surveillance The ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data and the provision of information which leads to action…
- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Homologous The relationship between two chromosomes that are paired and so are homologs of each other.