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CHD
Congenital heart disease, a malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term 'congenital' speaks only to time, not to causation; it means 'born with' or 'present at birth.' Congenital heart disease is the most…
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- Bacterial prostatitis, chronic Prostatitis, chronic: Longstanding bacterial infection of the prostate gland superimposed on a defect in the…
- Proctocele See: Rectocele
- Polymorphism A variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a…
- VHL Von Hippel-Lindau. See Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
- Hemolytic Referring to hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from…
- Macroscopic Large enough to be seen with the naked eye, as opposed to microscopic. For example, a macroscopic tumor is…
- Articulations of the body, principal The principal articulations (joints) of the human body. They include the following: > >Acromioclavicular…
- Diagnostic mammogram An X-ray of the breast done to evaluate: > >Abnormalities seen or suspected on a prior screening mammogram…
- EGF Epidermal growth factor. A polypeptide (small protein) that is a powerful mitogen. (It stimulates cells to…
- ANLL Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive…
- ENT 1. Abbreviation for ears, nose and throat. A field of medicine also called otolaryngology. 2. Abbreviation…