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Mastectomy, subcutaneous
Removal of breast tissue using a minimal incision. This type of mastectomy may be used to remove small areas of suspicious or cancerous tissue, but can also be a cosmetic surgery procedure. For example, subcutaneous mastectomy can reduce…
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Show more- Vertebra A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans. There are 7 cervical, 12…
- Germ cell The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it…
- Gene, Y-linked A gene on the Y chromosome. (Y-linkage is analogous to X-linkage (the presence of a gene on the X chromosome)…
- Biotechnology The fusion of biology and technology. Biotechnology is the application of biological techniques to product…
- Scoliosis, congenital A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…
- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- Charbon Known also as anthrax, charbon is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but…
- Genome, cow See: Bovine genome
- Iris The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate…
- PARK11 Familial Parkinson disease type 11
- Tube, NG An NG (nasogastric) tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into…
- Antiinfective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…