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Tubal occlusion procedure, selective (STOP)
A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control in which a physician inserts a 4-centimeter (1.6 inch) long metal coil into each one of a woman's two fallopian tubes via a scope passed through the cervix into the uterus and thence into the…
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Show more- Quasi- Prefix meaning seemingly. As, for example, in quasidominant, seemingly dominant.
- Progressive cardiomyopathic lentiginosis See: LEOPARD syndrome
- Lyme disease Lyme disease: Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium called a 'spirochete.' Lyme disease…
- BLAST Abbreviation for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, a computer program that identifies homologous genes in…
- Semiallogeneic Sharing some but not all genes, as in parent-child relationships. Individuals are allogeneic when their genes…
- V. cholerae genome See: Cholera genome
- Jurisprudence, medical See: Medical jurisprudence
- Meuse fever Fever: Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as trench…
- Do not resuscitate order A request not to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) done if the heart stops or breathing ceases. One…
- Transport disease, cystine Commonly known as cystinuria, this is an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino acid (a…
- Occiput The back of the head. A direct borrowing of the Latin word for the part of the head opposite the front
- Oxygenate To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the…