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Amenia
Better known as amenorrhea, amenia is the absence or cessation of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally divided into primary and secondary amenorrhea. With primary amenorrhea, menstruation never takes place. It fails to occur at…
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Show more- Invasive candidiasis A fungal infection that occurs when Candida (a yeast-like fungus) enters the bloodstream and then spreads…
- Neuroma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Prostatectomy, retropubic See: Retropubic prostatectomy
- Syncope, vasovagal See: Vasovagal syncope
- Nerve, third cranial The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the…
- Nodular Bumpy.
- Fibrous dysplasia, monostotic Excessive growth of hard fibrous tissue that replaces normal bone tissue in a single bone. Symptoms may…
- Scoliosis, acquired Lateral (sideways) curving of the spine present at birth or due to a condition present at birth. The…
- Epidural anesthetic An anesthetic agent injected into the epidural space, the space outside the dura -- the outermost, toughest…
- Analbuminemia 1. Properly, an absence of albumin from the blood.2. More loosely, a low level of albumin in the blood…
- General Clinical Research Center (Abbreviated GCRC). See: Clinical Research Center
- Primary tumor A tumor that is at the original site where it first arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that…