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Nephrectomy
The surgical removal of a kidney. A nephrectomy can be radical, simple, or partial. The kidney, the adrenal gland, nearby lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed in a radical nephrectomy. Simple nephrectomy is the removal of…
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- Skeletal muscle One of three types of muscle tissue in the body (skeletal, smooth, cardiac) which represents the majority of…
- Typhus, mite-borne See Typhus, scrub
- Pimecrolimus Pimecrolimus: A chemical used to treat atopic dermatitis (eczema). Pimecrolimus prevents the activation of T…
- Magnesium excess Persons with impaired kidney function should be especially careful about their magnesium intake because they…
- Vaccinia immune globulin A blood product rich in antibodies against vaccinia, the virus in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia immune…
- Adenopathy Large or 'swollen' lymph nodes. Synonymous with lymphadenopathy
- Endometriosis interna Also known as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o-sis), this is a common benign condition of the uterus in…
- Beta-agonist A bronchodilator medicine that opens the airways by relaxing the muscles around the airways that may tighten…
- Whooping cough Also known as pertussis, this is a feared infectious disease that can strike the respiratory system and…
- Syndrome, tooth and nail A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…
- Diabesity Diabetes caused by overweight or obesity. From diabetes + obesity. Synonymous with the usual form of type 2…