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Syndrome, polycystic ovary
See: Polycystic ovarian syndrome
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- Endovascular aneurysm repair Abbreviated (and most often called) EVAR. See: EVAR
- Disease, Hansen See: Hansen disease
- Behind-the-ear hearing aid A hearing aid worn behind the ear. The device amplifies sounds more than most other types of hearing aids…
- Malleolus Bony prominence on either side of the ankle.
- Akinetic Without movement (or without much movement). A term used in neurology to denote the absence (or poverty) of…
- Transvestism Dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex. Transvestism is distinct from both transsexualism and…
- Diabetes insipidus Diabetes insipidus: Excessive urination and extreme thirst as a result of inadequate output of the pituitary…
- AAMC (Ass Am Medical Colleges) The American Association of Medical Colleges, a nonprofit association of the 125 accredited U.S. medical…
- Trigeminal nerve The trigeminal nerve functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve…
- Infection, primary HIV The first few months after infection with HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus). During primary HIV…
- ELBW Stands for extremely low birth weight. An ELBW baby is one born very prematurely weighing between 401 and…