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Family history of colon polyps
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- Neurone A variant spelling of neuron. Sometimes preferred in the UK, as in 'His suffering from motor neurone disease…
- Fixation, internal A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…
- Reflex, patellar tendon See: Knee jerk
- Provigil Brand name of the drug modafinil. See: Modafinil
- Extrinsic 1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from the outside. Extrinsic…
- Economy class syndrome The formation of blood clots in veins deep within the legs -- deep vein thrombosis -- occurring during (or…
- Implantable cardiac defibrillator Implantable cardiac defibrillator: A device that is put within the body and is designed to recognize certain…
- MCH Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Vallecula An anatomic term for a crevice, furrow or depression. There are a variety of valleculae including one in the…
- Optic cup The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- Pendred syndrome Pendred syndrome: A genetic disease characterized by congenital deafness, abnormality of the bony labyrinth…