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Ruptured spleen
Rupture of the capsule of the spleen, an organ in the upper left part of the abdomen, is a potential catastrophe that requires immediate medical and surgical attention. Splenic rupture permits large amounts of blood to leak into the…
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Show more- Disease, Anderson-Fabry See: Fabry disease
- Mucositis Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract from the mouth on down to the anus. Mucositis…
- Mirror, mouth See: Mouth mirror
- Madelung disease A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- Social worker, clinical See: Licensed clinical social worker
- Borrelia burgdorferi The spirochete (a type of bacteria) that causes Lyme disease. Named after its discoverer, Dr. Willy…
- Night blindness Impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of specific vision cells (namely, the…
- Prostatectomy, radical See: Radical prostatectomy
- Myeloid Referring to the nonlymphocytic groups of white blood cells, including the granulocytes, monocytes and…
- C3 (cervical vertebra) The third cervical (neck) vertebra from the top
- Androgen suppression Treatment designed to suppress or block the production of male hormones. Androgen suppression can be achieved…
- DNA technology, recombinant A series of procedures used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is…