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Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer: Cancer of the male sex organ, the testicle, that normally produces the hormone testosterone. One of the most common cancers in young men. Most testicular cancers are found by men in themselves as a lump in the testicle…
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- Glomerular Pertaining to the glomerulus, a tiny structure in the kidney that filters the blood to form urine
- Pseudomonas infection Infection usually with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the versatile 'blue-green pus bacteria' that opportunistically…
- Angiostrongyliasis Infection with the parasitic nematode (roundworm) Angiostrongylus. The two species that infect humans are A…
- Melena Stools or vomit stained black by blood pigment or dark blood products.
- Nuclear medicine The branch of medicine concerned with the use of radioisotopes in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of…
- Bovine genome The genome of the cow (Bos taurus). The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other…
- Takayasu arteritis Inflammation of aorta and its branches. See: Takayasu disease
- Dermatitis, stasis A skin irritation on the lower legs, generally related to circulatory problems. Stasis refers to a stoppage…
- Immunocow A cow that has been genetically engineered to produce human antibodies. An immunocow, when challenged with an…
- Von Recklinghausen disease Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Word deafness See: Auditory aphasia