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Iris melanoma
See: Intraocular melanoma
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- Post-menopausal See: Postmenopausal
- Axillary dissection Surgery in which the axilla (the armpit) is opened -- to 'dissect' means to 'cut apart' -- in order to…
- Fever, Ebola virus A notoriously deadly virus that causes fearsome symptoms, the most prominent being high fever and massive…
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- Palatine Anatomically, pertaining to the palate. For example, the palatine bone
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