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End stage
The last phase in the course of a progressive disease. As in end-stage liver disease, end-stage lung disease, end-stage renal disease, end-stage cancer, etc. The term 'end stage' has come to replace 'terminal' because somehow 'end stage'…
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- Aplasia of the breast Breast: A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They are…
- ICU Intensive Care Unit.
- CT colonography Another name for virtual colonoscopy. The term CT colonography provides a more accurate description of the…
- Hydrophobia Gross edema (swelling), usually with anemia, of the fetus. It can be due to Rh blood group incompatibility…
- Gefitinib Gefitinib: A drug that attaches to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) on the surfaces of cells. The…
- Parietal Adjective from the Latin 'parietalis' meaning 'belonging to the wall' that the ancient anatomists used to…
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type VIII DiFerrante syndrome, due to deficiency of the enzyme glucosamine-6-sulfate. See also Mucopolysaccharidosis.
- Migraine, menstrually associated See: Menstrual migraine
- Metatarsus The part of the foot that lies just beyond the tarsus, between the tarsus and the toes. The skeleton of the…
- Archaea A unique group of microorganisms classified as bacteria (Archaeobacteria) but genetically and metabolically…
- Ice cream headache A headache that occurs when one puts ice, a cold food or chilled beverage in the mouth. Ice cream is by far…