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Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction
See: Chemobrain
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Show more- Adenomyosis uteri Also known more succinctly as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o- sis), this is a common benign condition…
- Stenosis, pulmonary The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…
- Onychodystrophy Malformation of the nails
- Congenital deafness Deafness: Loss of hearing present at birth. Congenital deafness contrasts to acquired deafness which occurs…
- Glaucoma Glaucoma: A common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises because of slowed fluid…
- Loneliness, fear of An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Artery, vertebral A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Opportunistic infection An infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic infections are a particular…
- Cell sorter, fluorescence-activated A flow cytometer (a scientific instrument used to measure the characteristics of individual cells) that is…
- Caesarian section Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Stenosis A narrowing, as in: > >aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve of the heart), >pulmonary stenosis…
- Fredrickson See: Fredrickson, Donald