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Myoma
A benign tumor of smooth muscle in the wall of the uterus. A myoma of the uterus is commonly called a fibroid. Uterine fibroids are the single most common indication for hysterectomy. Fibroids can be present and be inapparent. However…
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Show more- Intraoperative radiation therapy Radiation treatment given during surgery. Also called IORT. See also radiation therapy
- Speech therapy The treatment of speech and communication disorders. The approach used depends on the disorder. It may…
- Meadow syndrome After Dr. Roy Meadow, the pediatrician who coined the term Munchhausen syndrome by proxy
- Prophylactic A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken…
- Public health >The assessment and monitoring of the health of communities and populations at risk to identify health…
- Variola The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…
- NIEHS Stands for National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health in…
- Astraphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of thunderstorms. Sufferers experience anxiety even when they realize the…
- Paralysis, sleep Sleep: A frightening form of paralysis that occurs when a person suddenly finds himself or herself unable to…
- Hyaluronic acid Hyaluronic acid: A viscous slippery substance that lubricates the joints, maintains the shape of the…
- Syndrome, battered child A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not…
- Cyst, ovarian A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results…