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- Ovarian teratoma Also called a dermoid cyst of the ovary, this is a bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically…
- Biotherapy Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…
- Surfactant A fluid secreted by the cells of the alveoli (the tiny air sacs in the lungs) that serves to reduce the…
- Rabies Rabies: A potentially fatal viral infection that attacks the central nervous system. The rabies virus is…
- Shunt, Glenn See: Glenn shunt
- Nephrotomogram A series of special x-rays of the kidneys. The x-rays are taken from different angles. They show the kidneys…
- Rodbell, Martin (1925-1998) American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1994 in…
- Nerve compression 'Pinching' a nerve by putting too much pressure on it. For example, the sciatic nerve may be painfully…
- NF2 (neurofibromatosis type 2) Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Pneumopericardium Air or gas in the space between the heart and the pericardium, the membrane surrounding the heart.