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- Teratoma A type of germ cell tumor that may contain several different types of tissue and sometimes mature elements…
- Rhinitis Acute Inflammation of the nose that occurs for only a few days. Typically this is caused by a virus ('a cold'); if…
- Vaginal discharge Vaginal discharge is a fluid produced by glands in the vaginal wall and cervix that drains from the opening…
- Radiolucent Anything that permits the penetration and passage of X-rays or other forms of radiation. Radiolucent is as…
- ER 1. Emergency room. 2. Endoplasmic reticulum. 3. Estrogen receptor. 4. Extended release.
- Ritter disease This is the scalded skin syndrome, a potentially serious side effect of infection with the Staph…
- OMS Abbreviation for the Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, the French name for the World Health Organization…
- Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma: A malignancy of plasma cells (a form of lymphocyte) that typically involves multiple sites…
- Reproductive cells The eggs and sperm are the reproductive cells. Each mature reproductive cell is haploid in that it has a…
- Adverse effect A harmful or abnormal result. An adverse effect may be caused by administration of a medication or by…
- Umbilicus The vestige left behind on a newborn's belly when the umbilical cord is cut. Also called the navel or belly…