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Carney complex
A multiple neoplasia syndrome with cardiac, endocrine, cutaneous, and neural tumors together with spotty pigmentation of the skin, particularly on the face, lips, and trunk, and mucosa. The Carney complex may simultaneously involve…
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Show more- Genes, breast cancer susceptibility Breast cancer susceptibility: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise, these genes…
- Chronic This important term in medicine comes from the Greek chronos, time and means lasting a long time. A chronic…
- Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. An antigen is something that is capable of inducing an…
- Kissing bug The insect that transmits the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease (American…
- Dystocia, fetal Dystocia caused by the fetus due to its size (too big), shape or position in the uterus
- Adipocyte A fat cell, a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis…
- Soft tissue sarcoma A malignant tumor that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other 'soft' supporting…
- Nurse assistant A person who has completed a brief health-care training program, and who provides support services for RNs…
- Gonad, female The female gonad, the ovary or 'egg sac', is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located…
- Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 See: MPC1
- Sacral vertebrae There are 5 sacral vertebral bones. They are represented by the symbols S1 through S5 and are situated…
- Diet, DASH See: DASH diet