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Carcinoma, islet cell
See: Islet cell cancer
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Show more- Symphysis pubis The area in the front of the pelvis where the pubic bones (the two bones of the pubis) meet
- Syndrome, Kawasaki A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, that causes fever, reddening of the eyes…
- Cellulitus Common misspelling of cellulitis
- Rasmussen syndrome A brain disorder caused by inflammation of brain cells in one hemisphere. Its cause is unknown. Rasmussen…
- Onychomycosis Onychomycosis: Fungal infection of the nails. Fungal infections can involve either the toenails or the…
- Acrocephalosyndactyly An inherited disorder causing abnormalities of the skull and face and the hands and feet. In…
- Adipocyte A fat cell, a connective tissue cell that has differentiated and become specialized in the synthesis…
- Neural foramen See: Intervertebral foramen
- Cancer, small cell lung A type of lung cancer in which the cells appear small and round under the microscope. Also called oat cell…
- Body surface area BSA. The total suface area of the human body. The BSA is used in many measurements in medicine, including the…
- Microabscess A tiny abscess. A small accumulation of pus
- CADASIL Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy. An inherited form…