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CEA
See carcinoembryonic antigen
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- American College of Physicians A medical society for internal medicine. The ACP motto is 'Doctors for Adults.' Its mission is 'to enhance…
- Tumor, malignant giant cell A type of bone tumor characterized by massive destruction of bone near the end (epiphysis) of a long bone…
- NASH Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
- Low-set ear An ear positioned below its normal location. Classified as a minor anomaly. Technically, the ear is low-set…
- Field, visual The entire area that can be seen when the eye is directed forward, including that which is seen with…
- Tag, preauricular A common minor anomaly, this is a rudimentary tag of ear tissue. It often contains a core of cartilage. The…
- Nasogastric Referring to the passage from the nose to the stomach. A nasogastric tube is one that is passed through the…
- Ot- Prefix meaning ear, used before a vowel, as in otalgia and otitis. Before a consonant, ot- becomes oto-, as…
- Nodular Bumpy.
- Anorexia, cancer See: Cancer anorexia
- Disease, Tsutsugamushi Scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi…