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Carcinoma, basal cell
Carcinoma, basal cell: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the basal cells of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. Basal cell carcinomas usually appear as the classic 'sore that doesn't…
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- Dissection The process of cutting apart or separating tissue as, for example, in the study of anatomy or in the course…
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- Appendix rupture Rupture of appendix
- Schizophrenia, childhood Schizophrenia, childhood: The onset of schizophrenia before adulthood. This condition is very rare in young…
- EOG Electro-oculography. A type of electrophysiologic retinal testing
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- Cat cry syndrome A disorder caused by the loss of part of the short (p) arm from chromosome 5. Also called the cri du chat (or…
- Pylorus The outlet of the stomach.
- Steppage gait A manner of walking in which the advancing foot is lifted high so that the toes clear the ground. Steppage…
- Pap test, ThinPrep A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- EYCL3 A gene for brown/blue eye color located on chromosome 15. See also: Eye color