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Corporeal
Pertaining to the body of an organ or the entire body. The term also serves as a suffix, as in intracorporeal or extracorporeal. From the Latin corpus meaning body and ultimately from an Indo-European word that is also the ancestor of the…
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- Pressure, low blood Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood…
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Nicotine Nicotine: An alkaloid (a nitrogen-containing chemical) made by the tobacco plant or produced synthetically…
- Thyroid hormones Chemical substances made by the thyroid gland, which is located in the front of the neck. This gland uses…
- Acrochordon A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). An acrochordon may appear on skin anywhere although…
- House officer A resident physician and surgeon of a hospital (the 'house') who is receives further training, usually in a…
- Urological surgeon A physician who specializes in diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary tract and sex organs…
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- HCV PCR viral load test See: HCV PCR
- Soft palate The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone…