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Krukenberg tumor
A tumor of the ovary caused by the spread of stomach cancer. When the stomach cancer spreads to an ovary, the tumor in the ovary is called a Krukenberg tumor. (This tumor, named for a doctor, is not a different disease; it is metastatic…
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Show more- Hypoplastic anemia-triphalangeal thumbs E-Smith type: See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- Pectus excavatum Caved-in or funnel chest. The Latin 'pectus' means 'chest.' The chest is excavated. It looks as if it has…
- Working memory Short-term (recent) memory. Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and managing the information…
- Anterior The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is toward the breast bone (the…
- Small intestine insufficiency See: Short bowel syndrome
- Endothelial progenitor cell A primitive cell made in the bone marrow that can enter the bloodstream and go to areas of blood vessel…
- Oral-motor Relating to the muscles of the mouth and/or mouth movements
- Ventriculopleural shunt A shunt that drains fluid from a cerebral ventricle into the pleural (chest) cavity. The shunt is designed to…
- Oral surgeon A dentist with special training in surgery of the mouth and jaw.
- Monocular 1. With one eye, as in monocular vision.2. With one eyepiece, as in a monocular microscope
- Trisomy 21 syndrome A common chromosome disorder, often called Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome number 21 (trisomy 21)…
- Phonosurgery Surgical procedures that maintain, restore, or enhance the human voice. Phonosurgery includes…