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Proctosigmoidoscopy
See: Sigmoidoscopy
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- Contact dermatitis A skin condition caused by contact between skin and some substance. Includes irritant contact dermatitis (a…
- Pulmonary therapy Exercises and treatments designed to help patients maintain and recover lung function, such as with cystic…
- Cerebral fornix An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. (The cerebrum is the largest…
- Scan, CT Pictures of structures within the body created by a computer that takes the data from multiple X-ray images…
- Lumbar spinal stenosis Lumbar spinal stenosis: A condition whereby either the spinal canal (central stenosis) or vertebral foramen…
- Spinal nerve One of the nerves that originates in the spinal cord. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. They consist of…
- FLT-3 inhibitor A gene-targeted therapy for a common subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) known as FLT-positive AML in…
- Phenylketonuria, maternal See Maternal phenylketonuria
- Microscope An optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects. The name microscope was coined…
- Vertebral artery A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Phenomenon, phantom limb See Phantom limb syndrome