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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 follicle. A follicle is the fluid-filled cyst that contains an egg. In some cycles, this follicle grows larger that normal and does not…
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- Pulmonology The study and science of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the lungs. See also: Pulmonary medicine
- Neurectomy The removal of part or all of a nerve
- Elidel Brand name of pimecrolimus
- Enucleation The surgical removal of an eye. Enucleation is only done under drastic circumstances such as to remove a…
- Cancer, kidney Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic products from…
- Fecund Fruitful, abundantly fertile. Just as a writer is prolific, a woman may be fecund, able to reproduce…
- Parasite >Protozoa -- Malaria is caused by plasmodium, a protozoa, a single-cell organism that can only divide within…
- PNET Primitive neuroectodermal tumor. One of a remarkable group of tumors that originate in cells from the…
- Remission induction chemotherapy See Induction therapy
- ODD syndrome Oculodentodigital dysplasia
- Enterovirus A virus that enters the body through the gastrointestinal tract and thrives there, often moving on to attack…