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- Renal vein thrombosis Blood clot in the major vein that drains blood from the kidney
- Stroke volume The amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction. The stroke volume is not…
- DHT Dihydrotestosterone
- Melomania A singular passion for music that is beyond all reason. From the French melomanie, from the Latin melos, song…
- Xeromammography Xeroradiography of the breast. Xeroradiography is a photoelectric method of recording an x-ray image on a…
- Osteitis Osteitis is inflammation of the bone. For example, patients with what is called the SAPHO syndrome develop…
- Oxter The armpit. From the Old English oxta or ohsta. The word oxter is used in certain areas of the world…
- Hepatic- A combining form used before a vowel to indicate a relationship to a hepatic duct or the liver. From the…
- Keratotic scabies See crusted scabies
- Calcific bursitis Calcific bursitis: A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the…
- Acathisia See: Akathisia