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Cast
1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An abnormal mass of dead cells that forms in a body cavity
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- ITE In-the-ear. See: In-the-ear hearing aid
- Heparin An anticoagulant (anti-clotting) medication. Heparin is useful in preventing thromboembolic complications…
- CHEK2 A gene on chromosome 22q that encodes a kinase enzyme and influences a person's susceptibility to breast…
- Kissing bug The insect that transmits the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease (American…
- Cerebral amyloidosis and spongiform encephalopathy See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Cavities Cavities: Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the…
- Blister, blood A blister full of blood due to a pinch, bruise or repeated friction. A blister is medically termed a vesicle…
- PUVA PUVA stands for psoralen (P) and ultraviolet A (UVA) therapy in which the patient is exposed first to…
- Pubarche Just as menarche means the time when menstruation begins, pubarche indicates when pubic hair begins.
- Homotrisomy Trisomy of the same chromosome. The occurrence of two children in the same family with trisomy 21 is an…