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Periosteoma
A benign tumor arising from the periosteum, the dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone (except the articular surfaces of bone in joints which are covered by synovial membranes). Also…
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- Birth defects, study of Birth defects, study of: The study of birth defects is now usually called dysmorphology. Dysmorphology is a…
- Antithyroid drug A drug directed against the thyroid gland. The antithyroid drugs include carbimazole, methimazole, and…
- Stomach, Pavlov A pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (but isolated from the rest of the stomach) that opens…
- Health Saving Account See: Artic health.
- Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Inst. E of (NIDCR): One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., the NIDCR is for dental and other…
- Smallpox vaccination in eczema See Eczema vaccinatum
- Mastectomy, radical Removal of all breast tissue, from just under the collar bone to the abdomen, including the chest wall…
- Immunization, flu The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended for persons at high risk for serious complications from influenza…
- Cholestasis with peripheral pulmonary stenosis Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia or Alagille syndrome, this ia a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Trip Street name for alpha-ethyltryptamine and for LSD
- AMA The American Medical Association. The AMA's mission statement proclaims: 'We are the Voice of the American…