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Leiomyoma
A benign tumor of smooth muscle, the type of muscle that is found in the heart and uterus. A leiomyoma of the uterus is commonly called a fibroid. Uterine fibroids are the single most common indication for hysterectomy. Fibroids can be…
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- Diseases, inherited metabolic Also called inborn errors of metabolism, these are heritable (genetic) disorders of biochemistry. Examples…
- Doxorubicin cardiomyopathy Brand name: Vibramycin. A synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from tetracycline. Doxycycline is used…
- Oligonucleotide probe A short sequence of nucleotides synthesized to match a region where a mutation is known to occur and then…
- General Clinical Research Center (Abbreviated GCRC). See: Clinical Research Center
- Anemia, sickle cell A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- Paralysis, infantile (polio) Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease…
- Pain, belly Pain in the abdomen. See: Abdominal pain
- John La Montagne See: La Montagne, John
- Antegrade amnesia Amnesia in which the loss of memory relates to events that occur after a traumatic event. There is inability…
- Crypt In anatomy, a crypt is variously a blind alley, a tube with no exit, a depression, or a pit -- in an…