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Cancer Institute: A medical journal sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in the U.S. and published by Oxford University Press in the U.K
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Show more- Newborn screening Tests of newborns to screen for serious treatable diseases most of which are genetic. The newborn screening…
- Bone, blade Familiar term for the scapula, also called the shoulder blade or wing bone, the flat triangular bone at the…
- Thyroglossal duct cyst Synonymous with a thyroglossal or thyrolingual cyst. See: Thyroglossal cyst
- John H. Gibbon, Jr. See: Gibbon, John H., Jr.
- Hippocratic Oath One of the oldest binding documents in history, the Oath written by Hippocrates is still held sacred by…
- Polycentric Having two or more centers. Polycentric disease is usually referred to as multicentric disease. See also…
- Papule A small solid rounded bump rising from the skin that is usually less than 1 centimeter in diameter (less than…
- Menstruation, anovular Menstruation without ovulation. The egg stays within the ovary and usually disintegrates but sometimes it is…
- MPO deficiency Myeloperoxidase deficiency
- Test, tilt-table Tilt-table testing involves placing the patient on a table with a foot-support. The table is tilted upward…
- Helminth A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or…
- Syndrome, Shprintzen See: Velocardiofacial syndrome