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Neurofibromatosis type 2
Abbreviated NF2. A genetic disorder characterized by the growth of benign tumors of both acoustic nerves (the nerves to the ears). These tumors are called acoustic neuromas or, more precisely, vestibular schwannomas. They cause tinnitus…
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- Prostatectomy, retropubic See: Retropubic prostatectomy
- Gynecologic oncologist Oncologist: A physician who specializes in cancers of the female reproductive organs. The training to become…
- Northern blot A technique in molecular biology, used mainly to separate and identify pieces of RNA. Called a Northern blot…
- Cowper's gland A tiny gland in the male, also known as the bulbourethral gland. Named after the English anatomist William…
- Aneurysm, saccular An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Liposuction Liposuction: The most common cosmetic operation in the U. S. with over 400,000 such surgical operations done…
- Chemoradiotherapy The combination of simultaneous chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Chemoradiotherapy before surgery has been…
- Poikiloderma congenita Better known as the Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, this is an hereditary disease characterized by progressive…
- Weaver's bottom Inflammation of the bursa that separates the gluteus maximus muscle of the buttocks from the underlying bony…
- Histoplasma See: Histoplasma.
- Cardioverter Although cardioversion (the conversion of one cardiac rhythm to another) may sometimes be done with…