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Thyroidectomy
The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. NTER> Subtotal thyroidectomy, the more commonly performed operation, involves removal of only a part of the gland. This procedure may be done to: > >Remove a tumor from the thyroid…
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- Cold injury Cold injuries include chilblains, 'trench foot,' and frostbite. Cold injuries occur with and without freezing…
- Ketone body A chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin in the blood and it must break down fat…
- EPT Estrogen/progestin therapy
- True cramp A cramp that involves part or all of a single muscle or group of muscles that usually act together such as…
- Hepatitis C virus A single-stranded RNA virus in the Flaviviridae family that causes hepatitis C. Abbreviated HCV. The HCV…
- PA-C Physician Assistant - Certified
- Periphery 1. The outside or surface of a structure; the portion outside the central region. 2. The circumference of a…
- Teres minor muscle >The teres minor muscle; >The infraspinatus muscle, which (like the teres minor) helps in the outward turning…
- Cancer, malignant melanoma A skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes that can grow together to form benign (not cancerous)…