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Replacement therapy, hormone (HRT)
The combination therapy of estrogen plus progestogen, termed hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of menopause such as hot flashes…
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Show more- Otalgia Ear pain; earache. Otalgia can originate within the ear, the ear canal, or the external ear. From otos, the…
- Queasy A feeling of nausea
- Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in which there a family history of the disease. Familial ALS constitutes…
- Disease, degenerative joint Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss…
- Tunica albuginea The whitish membrane within the penis that surrounds the spongy chambers (corpora cavernosa) in the penis and…
- Disease, fifth See Gaucher disease, type 1.
- HIV Acronym for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the cause of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). HIV has…
- Multi-infarct dementia Dementia brought on by a series of strokes. See Vascular dementia
- Truncation The act of truncating, cutting short. See: Truncate
- Ichthyosis vulgaris A genetic skin disease that is characterized by scaly (fishlike) areas of skin. The first scaly skin problems…
- Cholangiogram, IV See: Intravenous cholangiogram
- Thoracic Pertaining to the chest