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- Gallbladder A pear-shaped organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver. During a fatty meal, the…
- Axillary Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word…
- Accelerated phase of leukemia Refers to chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) that is progressing. The number of immature, abnormal white…
- CA 15-3 A tumor marker most useful in following the course of treatment in women diagnosed with breast cancer…
- Telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic See: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Giant cell tumor of bone A tumor of bone characterized by massive destruction of the end (epiphysis) of a long bone. The site most…
- Proctitis Inflammation of the rectum. This may be due to a considerable number of causes, among them infectious agents…
- Formulary 1. A collection of formulas, recipes, or prescriptions. 2. In medicine, a listing of prescription drugs…
- Ear, inner There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The inner…
- Code black While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…