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Show more- Calculi The plural of calculus. (Calculi is the proper Latin plural. The alternate English plural is calculuses.
- Hydroxyapatite Hydroxyapatite: A major component and an essential ingredient of normal bone and teeth. Hydroxyapatite makes…
- Culdoscopy The introduction of a viewing tube (called an endoscope or culdoscope) through the end of the vagina into the…
- Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom or disease after a remission. The reappearance of cancer cells at the same site…
- Anesthetic A substance that causes lack of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of…
- Fear of pain An abnormal and persistent fear of pain. The fear is excessive, beyond that which is expected under the…
- Autoimmune hepatitis A disease in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells, causing inflammation of the liver…
- Hot flashes A sudden wave of mild or intense body heat caused by rushes of hormonal changes resulting from decreased…
- Pain, chest See: Chest pain
- Tongue, anterior See: Anterior tongue
- Bevacizumab Generic name for a monoclonal antibody anticancer drug. See: Avastin
- Alcoholics Anonymous A free, self-help organization founded to assist people addicted to alcohol in breaking old behavior patterns…