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- Pityriasis rosea Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.
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- Forgotten disease Name sometimes given to Lemierre syndrome
- TSD Abbreviation for Tay-Sachs disease, a genetic metabolic disorder. See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Abuse, steroid Use of substances containing anabolic steroids to increase muscle mass. Such steroids can have many side…
- Laryngectomy Surgery to remove part or all of the larynx is a partial or total laryngectomy. In either operation, the…
- Vestibule, vaginal The vaginal opening is called the vestibule of the vagina. In medicine, a vestibule is a space or cavity at…
- Empirical Based on experience and observation, rather than systematic logic. Experienced physicians often use empirical…
- Anthracycline A member of a family of chemotherapy drugs that are also antibiotics. The anthracyclines act to prevent cell…
- Hypertrophy Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increased size of the constituent cells…
- Pleural Pertaining to the pleura, the thin covering that protects the lungs. The term 'pleural' is pronounced like…