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Hysterectomy, laparoscopically assisted vaginal
Rocedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the vagina (birth canal). Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy is often referred to, more concisely, by its abbreviation: LAVH…
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Show more- Skin The skin is the body's outer covering. It protects us against heat and light, injury, and infection. It…
- Tuberous sclerosis A genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the skin, brain, kidney, and heart. The skin…
- Th3 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Disease, Alpers See: Alpers disease
- Intraocular In the eye. The intraocular pressure is the pressure within the eye
- Nanny-cam See: Nanny cam
- Dander Tiny scales shed from human or animal skin or hair. Dander floats in the air, settles on surfaces and makes…
- Sickness, mountain >If possible, don't fly or drive to high altitude. Start below 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) and walk up. >If…
- Bacterial prostatitis, chronic Prostatitis, chronic: Longstanding bacterial infection of the prostate gland superimposed on a defect in the…
- ADH secretion, inappropriate The syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) results in the inability to put out…
- Genome, C. elegans See: C. elegans genome.
- Regurgitation, mitral See: Mitral regurgitation