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Naso-
Prefix referring to the nose. For example, nasogastric refers to the passage from the nose to the stomach
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- Dermal Pertaining to the skin. From the Greek word derma for skin
- Gonadotropin, human chorionic See: Human chorionic gonadotropin
- Seborrheic keratosis See: Keratosis, seborrheic
- Speech disorder A disorder affecting the ability to produce normal speech. Speech disorders may affect articulation (phonetic…
- Gulf War syndrome A highly controversial syndrome involving a constellation of illnesses experienced by 5,000 to 80,000…
- Lung cancer, oat cell See: Oat cell cancer
- Polypectomy Removal of a polyp by surgery. In the case of polyps in the colon, polypectomy may be done by open abdominal…
- Crossed embolism Passage of a clot (thrombus) from a vein to an artery. When clots in veins break off (embolize) , they travel…
- Incontinence, urinary Incontinence, urinary: The unintentional loss of urine. Inability to hold urine in the bladder due to loss of…
- Neuralgia, facial Severe pain, usually occurring in bursts, that emanates along the path of the trigeminal nerve. The…
- Reaction, desmoplastic This term refers to the growth of fibrous or connective tissue. Some tumors elicit a desmoplastic reaction…