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Breast, infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the
Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to infiltrating ductal carcinoma, accounting for 5 to 10% of breast cancer. Infiltrating lobular carcinoma starts in the lobules, the glands that…
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Show more- Legal blindness The criteria used to determine eligibility for government disability benefits and which do not necessarily…
- Antagonist In biochemistry, an antagonist acts against and blocks an action. For example, insulin lowers the level of…
- Argon laser A laser with ionized argon as the active medium. Argon lasers are used for photocoagulation in ophthalmology
- Ophthalmic veins The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior…
- Hematoma, nasal septum See: Nasal septum hematoma
- ATL The disease variously called adult T-cell leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and adult T-cell lymphoma…
- Death rate The number of deaths in the population divided by the average population (or the population at midyear) is…
- Disease, pulseless See: Takayasu disease
- ANA Antinuclear antibody, an unusual antibody directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell. ANAs…
- Marie-Strumpell disease A synonym for ankylosing spondylitis. Named for the French neurologist Pierre Marie (1853-1940) and the…
- Shock, shell The World War I name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that…
- Tzanck smear See Tzanck test