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Show more- Irrigation of the colon The use of liquid solutions given by enema to remove material from the rectum or colon, ostensibly to…
- Breast fibroadenoma A common benign (not malignant) tumor of the breast. Usually called simply a fibroadenoma. For more…
- Open-angle glaucoma Glaucoma: Glaucoma in which the aqueous (fluid) that flows through the pupil into the anterior (front)…
- Colpo- A group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that are used together with conventional medicine. An…
- Pseudoobstruction, intestinal A group of chronic disorders that impair gastrointestinal motility, despite the absence of an actual…
- Tanapox A poxvirus infection common in equatorial Africa. The disease starts with mild fever for 2 to 4 days…
- T-suppressor cell A type of immune cells, also called T8 cells, these cells close down the immune response after it has…
- Involute 1. Literally, to turn inward or roll inward. 2. To decrease in size after an enlargement. The uterus…
- Periosteum The periosteum is a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all…
- Chloropicrin A riot control agent or 'tear gas.' See: Riot control agent poisoning
- Calf bone Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…
- Follicular cyst of the ovary A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a…