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Women's hospital
A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of New York City. It opened in 1855. The hospital was founded by the Woman's Hospital Association, a group of 30 women who held that…
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Show more- Teratophobia Fear of bearing a malformed child. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and…
- Ritter disease This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…
- Angiography, coronary The most accurate method (the 'gold standard') for evaluating and defining coronary artery disease (CAD)…
- White blood cell count Kocyte count): The number of white blood cells (WBCs) in the blood. The WBC is usually measured as part of…
- T-cell lymphoma A disease in which cells in the lymphoid system called T cells (or T lymphocytes) become malignant. T-cell…
- Prosthesis, nasal See: Nasal prosthesis
- Desquamation The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is…
- Vessel, efferent A vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An artery or arteriole
- Beta-2 agonist See: Beta-agonist
- PVNS Pigmented villonodular synovitis
- Visual nerve pathways The optic nerves serving the eyes join behind the eyes just in front of the pituitary gland to form a…
- Burn treatment The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally…