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Krukenberg tumor
A tumor of the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer. When the stomach cancer spreads to an ovary, the tumor in the ovary is called a Krukenberg tumor. (This tumor, named for a doctor, is not a different disease; it is metastatic…
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- Aspirate To suck in. A patient may aspirate for example by accidentally drawing material from the stomach into the…
- Cesarian section, vaginal birth after It was once the rule that, after a C-section, the next delivery also had to be by C-section. Now, vaginal…
- Poisoning, lead An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally defined as…
- Coffin-Lowry syndrome An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic…
- Hypernatremia Elevated blood sodium. Sodium is the major positive ion (cation) in fluid outside of cells. The chemical…
- Bicycle helmet A well-known but often neglected device designed to protect the head of a bicyclist. Helmets decrease the…
- Male breast cancer Male breast cancer: See: Breast cancer, male.
- Combined oral contraceptive Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Amino acid, essential An amino acid that cannot be made by humans and so is essential to the human diet. There are 9 essential…