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Show more- Arthritis, quackery Like many people with chronic ailments, sufferers from arthritis are potentially vulnerable to proponents of…
- Colpotomy A surgical incision in the vagina. The -tomy part of the word comes from the Greek tome meaning cutting
- Collapsing pulse See: Pulse, water hammer
- Hysterectomy, partial The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a subtotal hysterectomy
- Syncope, coughing The temporary loss of consciousness upon coughing. Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…
- Calculus 1. A stone within the body, such as a stone in the urinary tract. 2. The calcium salt deposits on the teeth…
- Isoprene One of the major components that makes up natural rubber and is used to make synthetic rubbers. It is also…
- Nephropathy, membranous See: Membranous nephropathy
- Ed Lewis Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born.
- Pericarditis Pericarditis: Inflammation of the lining around the heart (the pericardium) causing chest pain and…
- Insufficiency, mitral See: Mitral insufficiency
- Large saphenous vein The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…