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Thelarche
The beginnings of breast development at puberty. Thelarche is now a normal event at an earlier age (e.g., age 8) than in the past. The term thelarche comes from two Greek words: 'thele,' nipple + 'arche,' beginning. Thelarche is frequently…
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- Conjunctiva The excessive and uncontrollable use of foul or obscene language, including words related to feces (bowel…
- Ophthalmic artery The ophthalmic artery supplies blood to the eye and adjacent structures of the face. It arises from the…
- Congenital neutropenia, severe (SCN) Neutropenia, severe (SCN): Children born with this condition lack neutrophils (a type of white blood cell…
- Disc Shortened terminology for an intervertebral disc, a disk-shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates…
- TB Common abbreviation (spelled out T-B) for tuberculosis. Tuberculosis took its name from the characteristic…
- Tetralogy of Fallot A combination of four heart defects that are present together at birth, accounting for about 10% of all…
- Melanoma, intraocular See: Intraocular melanoma
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Di- A byproduct of the male hormone testosterone. Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is considered to be the essential…
- Heterotopic In the wrong place, in an abnormal place, misplaced. From the Greek roots 'hetero-' meaning 'other' + 'topos'…