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Lipectomy, suction-assisted
Another name for liposuction, the surgical removal of fat deposits from specific parts of the body, the most common being the abdomen (the 'tummy'), buttocks ('behind'), hips, thighs and knees, chin, upper arms, back, and calves. The…
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Show more- Androgen suppression Treatment designed to suppress or block the production of male hormones. Androgen suppression can be achieved…
- Anthrax immunization Anthrax immunization: A series of six shots over six months and booster shots annually, the anthrax vaccine…
- Immunization, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Huntingtin The name of the gene responsible for Huntington disease (HD) and of the protein encoded by that gene. The…
- Tumor, desmoid See: Desmoid tumor
- Glycopeptide A short chain of amino acids that has sugar molecules attached to it. A glycoprotein is similar in structure…
- Monte Carlo simulation A statistical method used in biomedical research, involving computer simulation in which data are randomly…
- Infant A child up to 2 years (24 months) of age. The word 'infant' came from the Latin infans which was derived from…
- Underventilation See: Hypoventilation
- Gamma knife A type of radiosurgery (radiation therapy) machine that acts by focusing low-dosage gamma radiation from many…
- Peromyscus leucopus See: White-footed mouse
- Lysergic acid diethylamide Better known as LSD. (LSD is the abbreviation for the German name for the drug: Lysergsaure-Diathylamid.)…