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NSAID
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. NSAIDs are commonly prescribed for the inflammation of arthritis and other body tissues, such as in tendinitis and bursitis. Examples of NSAIDs include aspirin, indomethacin (Indocin), ibuprofen…
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Show more- Parasomnia A sleep disorder in which odd or dangerous events occur that intrude on sleep. The parasomnias include sleep…
- Recombination The trading of fragments of genetic material between chromosomes before the egg and sperm cells are created…
- Culdoscope The viewing tube (endoscope) introduced through the end of the vagina into the cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac is…
- Mucosa Having to do with a mucous membrane. For example, the oral mucosa.
- Automated external defibrillator A device that automatically analyzes the heart rhythm and, if it detects a problem that may respond to an…
- Uterine tube Also called the Fallopian tube. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side. They transport the egg from…
- Acute Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration…
- Penis, cancer of the Cancer of the penis is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells originate in the tissues of the penis…
- Visual field test Visual field test: A test which measures the extent and distribution of the field of vision. The visual field…
- Parentectomy A slang term meaning removal of a parent (or both parents) from the child. It is of relevance to the…
- Pyelogram X-ray study of the kidney especially showing the pelvis (urine-collecting basin) of the kidney and the ureter.
- Cancer, male breast See: Breast cancer, male