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Postmaturity
Overly mature, overly developed, especially as regards a baby. A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length of the pregnancy) is calculated from the date of the last…
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Show more- Cranial nerve IV The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Single transverse palmar line Simian crease
- Body surface area BSA. The total suface area of the human body. The BSA is used in many measurements in medicine, including the…
- Medicine, homeopathic See: Homeopathy
- Malignant ascites A condition in which fluid containing cancer cells collects within the abdomen
- Leuko- Prefix meaning white, as in leukocyte (white blood cell). Leuko- comes from the Greek 'leukos' meaning white…
- Blood The familiar red fluid in the body that contains white and red blood cells, platelets, proteins, and other…
- Prostate cancer Prostate cancer: An uncontrolled (malignant) growth of cells in the prostate gland which is located at the…
- Syndrome, Gilbert See Gilbert syndrome
- Colorectal polyp A polyp (a fleshy growth) on the inside lining of the colon or rectum. For more information, see: Colon polyp
- Muscular dystrophy, Becker A form of muscular dystrophy that is quite similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, except that patients with…
- Fungistat A chemical that keeps fungi from growing. See also: Fungicide