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Fibroids
Fibroids are common, benign tumors of smooth muscle in the uterus (womb). Uterine fibroids are the most common reason for performing a hysterectomy. Fibroids do not produce symptoms in all women, but may lead to prolonged or heavy…
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Show more- Gastric cancer Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Congenital deafness and retinitis pigmentosa (Also called Usher syndrome.) A genetic disorder characterized by hearing impairment and an eye disorder…
- Nerve block See: Neuron.
- Heroin addiction Physical addiction to heroin, often with concurrent use of other opiates when heroin itself is not available…
- Absolute CD4 count The number of 'helper' CD4 T-lymphocytes in a cubic millimeter of blood. With HIV, the absolute CD4 count…
- Wheat weevil See: Granary weevil
- Fracture, greenstick A fracture in which one side of a bone is broken while the other is bent (like a green stick). NTER> A…
- Spider fear See: Arachnophobia
- Flat condyloma A manifestation of the secondary stage of syphilis that takes the form of broad flat wartlike growths in…
- Arc eye A condition experienced by welders who do not use adequate eye protection. The intense ultraviolet light…
- Cryptosporidium enteritis See: Cryptosporidiosis
- Iris The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate…