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- Registry Although a registry was originally the place (like Registry House in Edinburgh) where information was…
- Spasmodic dysphonia A voice disorder caused by involuntary movements of one or more muscles of the larynx or voice box. People…
- Breslow thickness A method for determining the prognosis with melanoma. The thickness of a melanoma is related to the 5-year…
- Paricalcitol A vitamin D analogue. Brand name: Zemplar. In 1998 paricalcitol was approved by the FDA for the treatment of…
- Concatenate To link together in a chain or in a series. For example, the lymph nodes that appeared enlarged were…
- Clark level of invasion A method for determining the prognosis (outlook) with melanoma. The method was devised by the pathologist…
- Obstructive sleep apnea Sleep apnea (OSA): Sleep apnea is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing…
- Parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding. Also called parenteral alimentation
- Coitus interruptus A method of contraception, also called withdrawal, in which the man withdraws his penis from the vagina…