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Stromal
Pertaining to the stroma of an organ. See: Stroma
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- Arthralgia Pain in the joints. There are many possible causes of pain in a joint. The Greek 'algos' means 'pain.
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- Snoring Snoring: A rough rattling noise made on inspiration during sleep by vibration of the soft palate (the back of…
- Bone, zygomatic The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. The zygomatic bone is also known as the zygoma, the…
- Hippocrates Rally credited with turning away from divine notions of medicine and using observation of the body as a basis…
- Lymph node, sentinel The first lymph node ('gland') to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…
- Penis, small A penis that is abnormally small, also known as micropenis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis…
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