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- Myomectomy Surgery to remove a fibroid from the uterus. A fibroid, or leiomyoma, is a benign tumor that arises from the…
- Sight, day Night blindness. Listed in medical dictionaries under 'Nyctalopia' from the Greek 'nyct' (night) + 'aloas'…
- Parasite >Protozoa -- Malaria is caused by plasmodium, a protozoa, a single-cell organism that can only divide within…
- Alien hand syndrome Syndrome: The feeling that one's hand is possessed by a force outside of ones control. The syndrome typically…
- Manorexia A term that has been used to refer to anorexia nervosa in males. This is not an officially recognized medical…
- Progestin Any one of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
- Royal Society, the Nerable scientific society in England which in 1665 published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the…
- Elbow bursitis, treatment of If non-infectious, elbow bursitis treatment includes rest, ice, and medications for inflammation and pain…
- Hox gene One of a subgroup of homeobox genes that are found in clusters on the genes of vertebrates. These are…
- Sagittal sinus A crucial large vein that goes over the top of the skull from front to back and then splits to take blood…