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Hematology-oncology
The diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases (hematology) and cancer (oncology) and research into them. Hematology-oncology includes such diseases as iron deficiency anemia, hemophilia, sickle cell disease, the thalassemias…
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Show more- Gyne- Combining form pertaining to women. From the Greek gyno, gynaikos meaning woman
- Abnormal Not normal. Deviating from the usual structure, position, condition, or behavior. In referring to a growth…
- Voiding cystourethrography A procedure done to examine the bladder and urethra while the bladder fills and empties. A radiopaque liquid…
- Longitudinal study A study done over the passage of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with Down syndrome…
- Speech, esophageal See: Esophageal speech
- Achondroplasia Our Achondroplasia Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of…
- Intervention The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, an…
- Oxyhemoglobin The oxygen-loaded form of hemoglobin, the predominant protein in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is a protein…
- Foramen ovale An oval opening between the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) that is a normal feature of the fetal…
- Fat, unsaturated A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed…
- G G stands for guanine, one member of the base pair G-C (guanine-cytosine) in the DNA. The other base pair in…
- Scoliosis, congenital A structurally normal spine that appears to have a lateral curve (scoliosis). Nonstructural scoliosis…