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Chemoembolization
Chemoembolization is a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked and anticancer drugs are administered directly into the tumor, permitting a much higher concentration of drugs to be in contact with the tumor for a longer…
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- Cauliflower-ear deformity Cauliflower-ear deformity: Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae)…
- Fear of thunder An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that…
- Symmetric lipomatosis, multiple A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Cast 1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An…
- Elbow, arthritis of the Inflammation (arthritis) of the elbow joint can be due to many systemic forms of arthritis, including…
- Syndrome, Barlow Barlow syndrome is mitral valve prolapse (also known as 'click murmur syndrome'), the most common heart valve…
- Hormone, TSH Stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. Also known as thyrotropin
- Tube, swallowing See: Swallowing tube
- Fibulin 3 A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood…
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome A rare familial form of progressive dementia inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a mutant prion…
- ACh (acetylcholine) Abbreviation for acetylcholine. See: Acetylcholine