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Cervical dysplasia
Changes from normal in the cells lining the cervix of the uterus. Cervical dysplasia involves a sequence of cellular changes from mild to severe that are not yet cancerous but constitute the prelude to cervical cancer. The diagnosis of…
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- Temporal arteritis Also called giant cell arteritis or cranial arteritis, this is a serious disease characterized by…
- Sirolimus A naturally occurring substance discovered in a soil sample from Easter Island. Sirolimus was initially…
- Hematoma, epidural See: Epidural hematoma
- Protein C deficiency Protein C is a protein in plasma that enters into the cascade of biochemical events leading to the formation…
- Demulcent Soothing. The word 'demulcent' comes from the Latin verb, 'demulcere' meaning 'to caress.' Something that is…
- Prusiner See: Prusiner, Stanley B.
- Maternal myasthenia gravis Myasthenia gravis: The presence of myasthenia gravis in a pregnant woman. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune…
- Acute HIV infection The body's initial reaction to infection by the HIV virus. Acute HIV infection is a flu-like syndrome that…
- Hydrocephaly Also known as hydrocephalus, this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of…
- Surgeon A physician who treats disease, injury, or deformity by operative or manual methods. A medical doctor…
- Spanish flu A pandemic of influenza A (H1N1) in 1918-19 that caused the highest number of known flu deaths. More than…