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STOP (selective tubal occlusion procedure)
A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control in which a physician inserts a 4-centimeter (1.6 inch) long metal coil into each one of a woman's two fallopian tubes via a scope passed through the cervix into the uterus and thence into the…
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Show more- Myalgia, epidemic Also known as Bornholm disease, this is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease…
- Aortic stenosis Aortic stenosis: Narrowing (stenosis) of the heart valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the…
- EPT Estrogen/progestin therapy
- Prostate cancer gene Prostate cancer gene: One of the genes that influences the origin and/or progression of prostate cancer…
- Stress echocardiography Stress echocardiography: A supplement to the routine exercise cardiac stress test. During stress…
- Vesicular rickettsiosis A mild infectious disease first observed in New York City, caused by Rickettsia akari, transmitted from its…
- Tattoos & permanent makeup The intradermal application of inks for the purpose of tattooing or permanent makeup (also known as…
- Clostridium A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen). There are 100+ species of…
- Skin graft, porcine A skin graft in which pig skin is used. Like grafts from human donors, porcine grafts are usually just a…
- Measly tapeworm Taenia solium
- Joint, shoulder The shoulder has two main bones: the scapula (the shoulder blade) and the humerus (the long bone of the upper…
- Luteinizing hormone A hormone released by the pituitary gland in response to luteinizing hormone- releasing hormone. Abbreviated…