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TC-99 tetrofosmin scintimammography
Scintimammography is an imaging technique that uses a radioisotope (a radioactive substance) to help visualize the breast and find cancer. Scintimammography using the radioisotope technetium tetrofosmin (Tc-99 tetrofosmin) can detect…
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Show more- Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia A general term for the growth of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix. Numbers from 1 to 3 may be used…
- Endothelium A layer of flat cells lining the closed internal spaces of the body such as the inside of blood vessels and…
- Sign, Gottron A scaly, patchy redness over the knuckles seen in patients with dermatomyositis, an inflammatory muscle…
- LDL (low-density lipoprotein) A molecule that is a combination of lipid (fat) and protein. Lipoproteins are the form in which lipids are…
- Villus, intestinal See: Intestinal villus
- Binge eating disorder Binge eating disorder: An eating disorder characterized by periods of extreme over-eating, but not followed…
- Luschka, foramina of Two openings from the fourth ventricle, one in a system of four communicating cavities called ventricles…
- Inversion, paracentric chromosome A basic type of chromosome rearrangement in which a segment that does not include the centromere (and so is…
- Hydrocephaly Also known as hydrocephalus, this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of…
- Metabolic rate, basal A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated…
- Strait 1. (adjective) Narrow or confined. As in straitjacket. 2. (noun) A narrow passageway. As in the pelvic strait.
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