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Urography
A method for examining the structure and functionality of urinary system. A special dye is injected, and X-ray machines record its progress through the urinary tract. Urography is particularly useful for discovering cysts or other internal…
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- Aseptic bursitis Inflammation of a bursa that is not caused by infection. A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac that functions…
- Diabetes, adult-onset Type 2 diabetes. See also Diabetes, type 2
- Lung cancer, small cell A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small and round. Also called oat cell lung cancer
- Vasodepressor syncope The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation. (Syncope is temporary loss of…
- Pleomorphic Many-formed. A tumor may be pleomorphic. Pleomorphic is synonymous with protean (capable of assuming…
- Disorder, attention deficit (ADD) An inability to control behavior due to difficulty in processing neural stimuli. In November, 1998 the…
- Amygdaloid nucleus A small oval structure in the temporal lobe of the brain that is closely connected to the hypothalamus, the…
- Valsalva 1. The Valsalva maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (windpipe) so that…
- Colposcope A lighted magnifying instrument used by a gynecologist to examine the tissues of the vagina and the cervix…
- Frame, open reading See: Open reading frame
- Vascular dementia A common form of dementia in older persons that is due to cerebrovascular disease, usually with stepwise…