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Fibrosarcoma
A malignant tumor that begins in fibrous connective tissue at the ends of the arm or leg bones and may spread to surrounding soft tissue. Fibrosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma found in children under one year of age. It…
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- Propionibacterium acnes A ubiquitous skin-dwelling organism that is involved in causing acne.In addition to acne, this bacterium (P…
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA, an agency of the US government (under the Department of Labor) with the responsibility of ensuring…
- Odynophagia Pain on swallowing food and fluids, a symptom often due to disease of the esophagus. From the Greek roots…
- Therapy, behavior A treatment program that involves substituting desirable behavior responses for undesirable ones
- Oath of Maimonides A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like…
- Vulva The female external genital organs including the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, tiny glands called…
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