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Biopsy, stereotactic needle
See: Stereotactic needle biopsy
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- Ribozyme An RNA molecule that can catalyze its own chemical reactions
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- Heart disease Heart disease: Any disorder that affects the heart. Sometimes the term 'heart disease' is used narrowly and…
- Recombinant DNA technology A series of procedures used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is…
- Unguis incarnatus Ingrown toenail
- Yttrium A rare elemental metal. A radioactive form of yttrium is used in radiation therapy and some types of…
- Cervical Having to do with any kind of neck including the neck on which the head is perched and the neck of the…
- Rheumatism, generalized Rheumatism affecting many and diverse parts of the body, such as fibromyalgia
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