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MALT lymphoma
A low grade type of malignancy that arises in cells in mucosal tissue which are involved in antibody production. These lymphomas occur most often in the stomach but can also arise in the lung, thyroid, salivary glands, eye, skin or soft…
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Show more- Inheritance, holandric Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Enterocele 1. Any hernia containing small intestine. 2. Hernia (protrusion) of the small intestine into the upper wall…
- B. coli The protozoan parasite Balantidium coli. See: Balantidium
- Automated white cell differential A machine-generated percentage of the different types of white blood cells, usually split into granulocytes…
- Barbat skullcap See: Scutellaria barbata
- Agonist, LHRH A compound that is similar to LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) in structure and is able to it…
- Cholangi- Relating to a bile duct. From the Greek chole meaning bile + a(n)geion meaning a vessel = a bile vessel
- Macular (skin) Adjective referring to macules which are circumscribed changes in the color of skin that are neither raised…
- End-of-life companion See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Dystonia, laryngeal See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Sphenoid bone A prominent, irregular, wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull. The sphenoid bone has been called the…
- Transplant, hand and forearm Transplantation of the hand and the forearm from one person (a deceased donor) to another (the recipient). In…