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Desmoid tumor
A benign soft tissue tumor that occurs most often in young adults and involves the limbs or trunk but can also arise in the abdomen or thorax. Desmoid tumors are benign. They never metastasize (spread to other parts of the body). However…
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- Shy-Drager syndrome A mysterious progressive disorder of the central and sympathetic nervous systems, also called multiple system…
- Transfusion The transfer of blood or blood products from one person (the donor) into another person (the recipient's)…
- Ventricles 1, The right ventricle and the left ventricle, the lower two chambers of the heart. 2. Two or more of the…
- Breast reduction Breast reduction: Surgical reduction of breast size in order to reduce the weight of the breasts and relieve…
- Diesel exhaust The exhaust generated by diesel engines. This exhaust is a complex mixture of combustion products of diesel…
- Acid indigestion Excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach cells. Medically known as hyperchlorhydria. Sometimes…
- Migraine, ophthalmic Migraine involving the eyes but without headache. Migraine, due to a spasm of blood vessels in the brain…