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Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction
See: Chemobrain
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- Rickettsia A member of a group of microorganisms that (like viruses) require other living cells for growth but (like…
- Show As a noun: 1. An appearance. 2. Short for bloody show
- Perianal Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Peri- is a prefix borrowed…
- Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis: Distention of the kidney with urine. Due to obstruction of urine outflow (for example, by a…
- Valetudinarian Someone with a weak or sickly constitution, especially someone whose chief concern is being or becoming a…
- Intraocular In the eye. The intraocular pressure is the pressure within the eye
- Collapsed lung Failure of full expansion of a once fully expanded lung. Medically called atelectasis. The word comes from…
- Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) A type of bacterium that comes in pairs and is shaped like a lancet (a surgical knife with a short wide…
- Myoclonic twitch A rapid, involuntary muscle contraction, particularly near the eye. Myoclonic tics resemble, and may be…
- Hecht-Beals syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Spectral karyotype (SKY) Karyotype(SKY): A visualization of all of the chromosomes in the genome all together with each chromosome…