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Biopsy, incisional
See: Incisional biopsy
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Show more- Malacia Softening. For example, osteomalacia is softening while chondromalacia is softening of cartilage. From the…
- Chemokine One of a large group of proteins that act as lures and were first found attracting white blood cells. The…
- Structural scoliosis A fixed lateral (sideway) curve of the spine. Structural scoliosis often occurs from unknown factors without…
- Neurosis, hypochondriacal See: Hypochondriasis
- Pigeon breast Prominence of the breast bone (sternum). Medically, pigeon breast is called pectus carinatum.
- Menopause, surgical Menopause, surgical: Surgical menopause is, not unexpectedly, menopause induced by surgery. Surgical…
- Keratosis, solar Synonymous with actinic keratosis. See: Keratosis, actinic
- Ear The hearing organ. There are three sections of the ear, according to the anatomy textbooks. They are the…
- Graft-versus-host disease A complication of bone marrow transplants in which T cells in the donor bone marrow graft go on the offensive…
- Poison Control Center Special information centers set up to inform Americans about how to respond to potential poisoning. These…
- Nervous system, sympathetic A part of the nervous system that accelerates the heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and raises blood…
- MEDLARS MEDLARS® is an acronym that stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System. It is a…