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Show more- Distal The more (or most) distant of two (or more) things. For example, the distal end of the femur (the thigh bone)…
- Hydrocephaly Also known as hydrocephalus, this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of…
- Test, triglyceride Triglycerides are the major form of fat. Triglycerides come from the food we eat and are produced by the…
- DYS Symbol for familial dysautonomia. See: Familial dysautonomia.
- Cordectomy 1. Surgical removal of a vocal cord. 2. Surgical removal of part of the spinal cord. From cord + -ectomy…
- Metastasis 1. The process by which cancer spreads from the place at which it first arose as a primary tumor to distant…
- Speculum, vaginal An instrument used to widen the opening of the vagina so that the cervix is more easily visible. 'Speculum'…
- WBS Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Louse-borne typhus See: Typhus, epidemic
- Norwalk-like virus See: Norovirus
- Wheal A raised, itchy (pruritic) area of skin that is almost always an overt sign of allergy. Not all wheals are…
- Absence of the breast A rare condition wherein the normal growth of the breast or nipple never takes place. They are congenitally…