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Breast cancer gene BRCA2
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- Bone, thigh The thigh bone in anatomy is called the 'femur.' Whichever term -- thigh bone or femur -- you care to use, it…
- Off-pump Not on the pump, usually meaning not on the heart-lung machine. See also: Off-pump surgery
- Emergency postcoital contraception See: Emergency contraception
- Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis See: Hairy cell leukemia
- Subcutaneous Under the skin. 'Subcutaneous' implies just under the skin. With a subcutaneous injection, a needle is…
- Serration A finely notching like that along the cutting edge of a saw. The serratus muscles take their name from their…
- Syndrome, testicular feminization Now more appropriately called the complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, this is a genetic disorder that…
- Pestilence The pestilence referred to the bubonic plague and it now refers to any epidemic disease that is highly…
- Familial eosinophilia An autosomal dominant condition characterized by an abnormally high level of eosinophils in the blood…
- Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced Diarrhea, antibiotic-induced: A bacterium called Clostridium difficile (C.difficile), one of the most common…
- Labial herpes Herpes: A small sore situated on the face or in the mouth that causes pain, burning, or itching before…