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Ovarian
Of or pertaining to the ovary
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- Venipuncture The puncture of a vein with a needle to withdraw blood. Also called phlebotomy or, more often, a blood draw
- Nephrosclerosis Hardening (sclerosis) of the kidney usually due to disease of the blood vessels in it from atherosclerosis.
- Metatarsophalangeal joint sprain An injury to the big toe due to forced hyperextension (bending back) of the toe. The damage is to the capsule…
- Study, gastric emptying A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a gastric emptying study, a…
- Hyperemesis gravidarum Excessive vomiting in early pregnancy. Hyperemesis gravidarum, by definition, leads to the loss of 5% or more…
- Fever, relapsing See: Relapsing fever
- MDS Myelodysplastic syndrome, or myelodysplastic syndromes
- Bernard syndrome A complex of abnormal findings, namely sinking in of one eyeball, ipsilateral ptosis (drooping of the upper…
- C-peptide A byproduct of insulin production, usually by the pancreas. The level of C-peptide is a gauge of how much…
- Response, Babinski A neurologic reflex that constitutes an important medical examination based, believe it or not, upon what the…