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Cancer, prostate
Cancer of the gland that produces some of the components of semen fluid. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death of males in the U.S. Prostate cancer is often first detected as a hard nodule during a routine rectal…
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- Smell, inability to No sense of smell is called anosmia. It can be due to loss of the sense of smell or failure for it to…
- Dust mite A tiny microscopic organism that is the primary cause of allergies related to house dust. The term 'dust mite…
- Craniosynostosis Premature fusion of the cranial sutures (the fibrous joints between the bones of the skull) in an infant…
- Parasomnia A sleep disorder in which odd or dangerous events occur that intrude on sleep. The parasomnias include sleep…
- Electron microscopy A recording of the eye movements, usually done to confirm the presence of nystagmus. Electronystagmogram may…
- PH, urine See: Urine pH
- AAMC (Ass Am Medical Colleges) The American Association of Medical Colleges, a nonprofit association of the 125 accredited U.S. medical…
- Postoperative care Care given after surgery until the patient is discharged from the hospital or surgicenter and, in some cases…
- Hearing instrument A synonym for a hearing aid that gained popularity to distinguish the device from AIDS. See: Hearing aid
- Undulate To have a wavy border or form. Also, to rise and fall like a wave. For example, the border of a wound may…
- Muscle, teres minor >The teres minor muscle; >The infraspinatus muscle, which (like the teres minor) helps in the outward turning…