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Show more- Supplies kit, emergency Treatment given to prevent, control, or relieve complications and side effects and to improve the patient's…
- Genitourinary (GU) Pertaining to the genital and urinary systems
- Aortic arch syndrome 1. Any disorder that causes occlusion of the arteries that arise from the aortic arch. 2. Synonym for…
- Triiodothyronine A hormone made by the thyroid gland. It has three iodine molecules attached to its molecular structure. It is…
- Unicornuate Having one horn or being horn-shaped. The uterus is normally unicornuate
- Orphan disease A disease which has not been 'adopted' by the pharmaceutical industry because it provides little financial…
- Taste Taste belongs to our chemical sensing system, or the chemosenses. The complicated process of tasting begins…
- Endoscope A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on…
- Fear of nudity An abnormal and persistent fear of nudity is called gymnophobia. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue…
- Basilar fracture A break in bone at the base of the skull. About a half of basilar fractures are caused by bicycle or motor…
- Suture See: SV40.
- Transitional cell carcinoma A type of cancer that develops in the lining of the renal pelvis, ureter or bladder