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Cancer, cervix
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- Isometropia The condition in which both eyes have equal refractive power. If, for example, one eye is myopic…
- Xerosis Abnormal dryness of the skin (xeroderma), of the conjunctiva of the eye (xerophthalmia), or of the mucous…
- Intubation The process of putting a tube into a hollow organ or passageway, often into the airway. The opposite of…
- Syncope, vasovagal See: Vasovagal syncope
- Aphasia, acquired epileptiform See Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Angioplasty Procedure with a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery. Also called…
- Earache Pain in the ear. This can occur because of conditions within the ear itself, the ear canal, or the visible…
- Tarantella A remarkable example of early music therapy that originated in the region of Taranto, a city in southeastern…
- Gymnophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of nudity. Sufferers of this phobia experience undue anxiety even though they…
- Control (genetic) The control of gene expression. Genetic control may be on the transcriptional or translational level…
- Embryo The organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation from fertilization to, in humans, the…