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Aggressive angiomyxoma
A slow-growing tumor of stromal cells which occurs primarily in the genital and pelvic regions. This tumor is much more common in women. It can range from relatively small tumors to football-size masses in the pelvis. The histologic…
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Show more- Jewett staging system A system for determining the stage of a prostate cancer. The system uses ABCD. The letters 'A' and 'B'…
- Pubis The front center portion of the pelvis.
- Adamantine In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth. Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas…
- Ague A fever (such as from malaria) that is marked by paroxysms of chills, fever, and sweating recurring regular…
- Single base change A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Study, crossover A type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. In this type…
- Ft. Abbreviation for foot, a measure of length. For example, 6 ft. is 1.83 meters
- Nerve, sixth cranial The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve, a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle…
- ITE In-the-ear. See: In-the-ear hearing aid
- Saline Relating to salt. As an adjective, 'saline' means 'salty, containing salt.' As a noun 'saline' is a salt…
- Abortion, recurrent The occurrence of 3 or more miscarriages (which are medically termed 'spontaneous abortions') with no…
- OCP Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.