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- Antonomasy See: Antonomasia
- Cemento-ossifying fibroma A hard fibrous growth that continues to enlarge, sometimes to very significant size, unless treated, most…
- Occam's razor The principle of scientific or, in medicine, diagnostic parsimony or 'unitarianism.' In medicine, a clinician…
- TLSO Thoracolumbosacral orthosis. This is one of two main types of braces used to correct the lateral (sideways)…
- Pelvic exam An examination of the organs of the female reproductive system. In a pelvic exam, a speculum (an instrument…
- Salicylic acid A substance obtained from plants (white willow back and wintergreen leaves) and also synthesized which is…
- Shank 1. In anatomy, the tibia, the larger bone in the lower leg. The term is rarely used in this sense today.2. In…
- Draft DNA sequence Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Colorectal adenoma family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Nolvadex (tamoxifen) Tamoxifen): An antiestrogen (a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen) which competes with estrogen for…