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Contraceptive, combined oral
Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth control in the United States. This form of birth control suppresses ovulation (the monthly release of an egg from the ovaries) by…
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Show more- Hypohidrosis Subnormal sweating, less sweating than usual. Hidrosis meaning sweating, so hypohidrosis is literally…
- A- Prefix very much employed in medicine and all of the health sciences, indicating 'not, without, -less' as…
- Arteritis, temporal Also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis, this is a serious disease characterized by…
- Xenograft A surgical graft of tissue from one species to an unlike species (or genus or family). A graft from a baboon…
- Qid (on prescription) A Chinese herb (also called sweet wormwood) from which is extracted the antimalarial agent artemisinin.
- Chemotherapy, adjuvant Chemotherapy, adjuvant: Chemotherapy (drug therapy) that is given after tumor surgery. The idea underpinning…
- Vasculitis, allergic Vasculitis, allergic: A disease (also more commonly called the Churg-Straus syndrome) characterized by…
- Tricuspid Having three flaps or cusps. The valve that is called the tricuspid valve is situated between the right…
- Paragonimus infection See: Paragonimiasis
- Eosinophilia An abnormally high number of eosinophils in the blood. Normally, eosinophils constitute 1 to 3% of the…
- Infection, pork tapeworm Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs…
- Anesthetic, epidural An anesthetic injected into the epidural space surrounding the fluid-filled sac (the dura) around the spine…