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Hyperplasia of the prostate, nodular
See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
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- Inverted repeat A sequence of nucleotides in the DNA that is identical to another except that it has been reversed (inverted)…
- Hygiene The science of preventive medicine and the preservation of health. From the name of Hygeia, the daughter of…
- Sign, toe An important neurologic test based upon what the toes do when the sole of the foot is stimulated. If the big…
- Immunosuppressive 1. Pertaining to immunosuppression, the suppression of the immune system.2. An agent capable of suppressing…
- HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin, a human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta…
- Inspissate To thicken. Inspissated bile is thickened bile
- Disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes See Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
- Morton metatarsalgia See: Morton's neuroma
- Periodic breathing Clusters of breaths separated by intervals of apnea (no breathing) or near-apnea. As opposed to normal…
- Polyarteritis nodosa Polyarteritis nodosa: An autoimmune disease (immune system attacking its own body) characterized by…