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Vestibule
In medicine and dentistry, a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube, vessel. In ancient Rome, the 'vestibulum' was an entrance or enclosed porch leading into the house
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- Lymphoma, high-grade High-grade lymphoma
- Homo sapiens The primate species of mammal to which modern humans belong. Homo sapiens is Latin for knowing man or wise man
- Oligomenorrhea A reduction in number of menstrual periods and/or amount of menstrual flow.
- Mite, dust See: Dust mite
- Radioimmunoassay A very sensitive, specific laboratory test (assay) using radiolabeled (and unlabeled) substances in an…
- Care, preoperative See: Preoperative care
- Arborvirus What's in a name? Although 'arbor' sounds as if it should have something to do with trees, it doesn't. It…
- Meningoencephalitis Meningitis + encephalitis, inflammation of the meninges and brain. Called also: Encephalomeningitis
- Yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan An anticancer drug that is a combination of the radioisotope yttrium-90 and a monoclonal antibody, a produced…
- Hydrostatic weighing See: Underwater weighing