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Vulva cancer
See: Cancer of the vulva
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Show more- Ovarian remnant syndrome Pelvic pain due to leftover ovarian tissue after removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Ovarian remnant…
- Capsulitis Inflammation of the capsule of the lens, joint, liver, or labyrinth. See also: Adhesive capsulitis
- Catalepsy The state of persisting in unusual postures or facial expressions, regardless of outside stimuli, as is seen…
- Endochondral bone Any bone that develops in and replaces cartilage. The cartilage is partially or entirely destroyed by the…
- Thoraces Plural of thorax.
- Cholesterol lowering with fibrate The fibrates are cholesterol-lowering drugs that are primarily effective in lowering triglycerides and, to a…
- Parkinson disease gene A gene involved in the causation of Parkinson disease. There are a number of different autosomal dominant and…
- Canker sore Canker sore: A small ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth that is often painful and very sensitive. Also…
- Geriatric medicine The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and…
- Nephrotoxic See: Metallomembrane endopeptidase.
- Colonic (noun) Colonic irrigation, the infusion of liquid into the colon through a tube in the rectum. It is claimed that…
- Whipple disease A form of intestinal malabsorption (an inability to absorb nutrients from the intestine) described in 1907 by…