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Mastectomy, subcutaneous
Removal of breast tissue using a minimal incision. This type of mastectomy may be used to remove small areas of suspicious or cancerous tissue, but can also be a cosmetic surgery procedure. For example, subcutaneous mastectomy can reduce…
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- Annexins The annexins are a family of proteins first described in 1990. All of the annexin proteins share the property…
- Rickettsiosis, North Asian tick-borne One of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted…
- Insufficiency, small intestine See: Short bowel syndrome
- Phrenic pacing See: Diaphragm pacing
- Dialectical behavioral therapy A mode of treatment designed for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD), particularly those with…
- Unstable diabetes A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Itching Itching: An uncomfortable sensation in the skin that feels as if something is crawling on the skin or in the…
- Event A set of outcomes. Cardiovascular events might include a heart attack and gastrointestinal events a GI bleed…
- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase An enzyme abbreviated as MCAD. See: MCAD deficiency
- Intrinsic 1. An essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure.2. Coming from within, from the inside…
- Genital wart A wart in the moist skin of the genitals or around the anus. Genital warts are due to a human papillomavirus…