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Hypercoagulability, estrogen-associated
>esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and medroxyprogesterone >estrogens conjugated The brand names of the estrogen therapy preparations carrying this risk include:CLIMARA…
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Show more- Sexploitation The exploitation of sex, often for commercial purposes. The term is a mid-20th century merger of sex and…
- Rate, respiratory See: Respiratory rate
- Labial Pertaining to the lip, one of the fleshy folds which surround the opening of the mouth or the vagina. Oral…
- Stone, renal A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. Renal stones are a…
- GAD Generalized anxiety disorder
- Arcuate neuron A neuron in the arcuate nucleus of the brain. See: Arcuate nucleus
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Abbreviated as DISH. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a…
- Binaural Relating to both ears. From the Latin bini, a pair, + auris, ear = a pair (of) ears = both ears. Synonymous…
- Cleidocranial dysplasia Cleidocranial dysplasia: A genetic (inherited) disorder of bone development characterized by: > >Absent or…
- Cell, B See B cell
- Schizencephaly A developmental disorder of the brain characterized by abnormal slits, or clefts, in the cerebral…
- Vascular dementia A common form of dementia in older persons that is due to cerebrovascular disease, usually with stepwise…