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ERT (estrogen replacement therapy)
Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of menopause such as hot flashes, disturbed sleep, and vaginal dryness. ERT can prevent osteoporosis, a consequence of lowered…
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Show more- Supraglottis The part of the larynx above the glottis (where the vocal cords are located). The supraglottic larynx…
- Pork tapeworm Taenia solium
- Will, living A living will is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Placental dystocia Difficulty delivering the placenta (the afterbirth). Dystocia comes from the Greek 'dys' meaning 'difficult…
- ROMA Representational oligonucleotide microarray analysis. A method for the detection of genomic aberrations…
- Auricle 1. The principal projecting part of the ear. Also called the pinna.2. Something ear shaped such as the upper…
- Eskalith See: Lithium
- Transplant, renal Replacement of a diseased, damaged, or missing kidney with a donor kidney. Also called a kidney transplant…
- Drinox Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Petit mal A form of epilepsy with very brief, unannounced lapses in consciousness. A petit mal seizure involves a brief…
- Teres minor muscle >The teres minor muscle; >The infraspinatus muscle, which (like the teres minor) helps in the outward turning…
- Stasis ulcer A stasis ulcer is an ulcer (a crater) that develops in an area in which the circulation is sluggish and the…