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- Osteoblastoma A benign tumor in bone tissue. Osteoblastomas are small, and are seen most frequently in children or young…
- Gyri The plural of gyrus
- Hydrocephaly Also known as hydrocephalus, this is an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of…
- Inpatient A patient whose care requires a stay in a hospital. As opposed to an outpatient. The term inpatient dates…
- Whipple procedure A type of surgery used to treat pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, the duodenum, a portion of the…
- Myopathy, mitochondrial Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be caused by…
- Appendix A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon). Formally called the…
- Ephedra A medicinal herb, known scientifically as Ephedra sinica and Ephedra equisetina, also known as mahuang and…
- Line, germ A sequence of cells, each descended from earlier cells in the lineage, which will develop into new sperm and…
- Lysergic acid diethylamide Better known as LSD. (LSD is the abbreviation for the German name for the drug: Lysergsaure-Diathylamid.)…
- Nipple discharge See: Breast discharge