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Sentinel node biopsy
See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
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Show more- Melena Stools or vomit stained black by blood pigment or dark blood products.
- EPT Estrogen/progestin therapy
- Symbol of medicine A staff or a rod with a snake curled around it; the staff of Aesculapius, also called Asklepios, the ancient…
- Gross anatomy The study of the form of structures that can be seen with the naked eye, as opposed to microscopic anatomy…
- Currarino syndrome Failure of formation of all or part of the sacrum (the lowest section of the spine). Currarino syndrome is a…
- Sexual child abuse Child abuse: Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a…
- Lentigo, senile See: Senile lentigo
- Klumpke palsy A form of brachial plexus palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the forearm and hand due to an…
- APL Abbreviation for acute promyelocytic leukemia, a malignancy of the bone marrow in which there is a deficiency…
- Succenturiate In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or accessory to an organ. For example, see Succenturiate…
- Vaccinia, progressive See Progressive vaccinia
- Cranial nerve, second The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…