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Breast reduction
Breast reduction: Surgical reduction of breast size in order to reduce the weight of the breasts and relieve symptoms from unusually large, pendulous breasts. The surgical procedure is also known as reduction mammaplasty. The weight of…
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Show more- Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2 An inherited connective tissue disorder with extremely severe bone fragility. This is the lethal form of…
- Contraction, uterine The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1)…
- Child health Child health is the purview of pediatrics. 'Pediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and…
- Lining, uterine The inner layer of the uterus (womb); the cells that line the womb; anatomically termed the endometrium. This…
- DX Medical abbreviation for diagnosis. See: dx
- Monkeypox Monkeypox: A rare zoonotic (animal-borne) viral disease similar to smallpox. The virus responsible for…
- Nictitate To wink. Nictitating spasm is spasm of the eyelid with continuous winking. 'Nictitate' and the older verb…
- Dissect To cut apart or separate tissue as, for example, for anatomical study or in surgery. Also, an artery is said…
- Multifactorial Multiple factors. Multifactorial inheritance is the type of hereditary pattern seen when there is more than…
- DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy Idiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED): A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical…
- Cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin (adult) A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom of Hodgkin disease is a painless…