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Adenomyomata
Plural form of adenomyoma
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- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Prenatal care During pregnancy, women should receive regular health care from an obstetrician or midwife. Services needed…
- HGD The gene encoding an enzyme called homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (also known as homogentisate oxidase). HGD…
- Esophageal stricture, chronic A longstanding narrowing or closure of the normal opening of the swallowing tube leading to the stomach…
- Bi- Prefix meaning two, as in biceps or bicuspid
- Preop Short for preoperative, before surgery. The opposite of preop is postop
- Diplopia The condition in which a single object appears as two objects. Also called 'double vision.' From the Greek…