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Angiosarcoma
A type of cancer that begins in the lining of blood vessels. This type of tumor tends to be aggressive, recur locally, and spread widely. It can originate anywhere in the body but is well known to arise in skin, soft tissue, liver, breast…
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- Third cranial nerve
- Charles D. Kelman See: Phacoemulsification
- HER2 Abbreviation for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. HER2 is expressed by, and involved in the growth…
- Black American See: African American
- Acetate A molecular ion derived from acetic acid. The formula of acetate is CH3COO-
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…
- Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes Cancer, breast, susceptibility genes: Inherited factors that predispose to breast cancer. Put otherwise…
- Amnesia, anterograde See: Antegrade amnesia
- Fetal alcohol effects (FAE) A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1…
- Gareis-Mason syndrome An inherited (genetic) syndrome with characteristic features including (1) neurologically: mental retardation…