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Estrogen-associated blood clots
>esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and medroxyprogesterone >estrogens conjugated The brand names of the estrogen therapy preparations carrying this risk include:CLIMARA…
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Show more- Locked-in syndrome A neurological disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles in all parts of the body…
- Fever, puerperal Fever that lasts for more than 24 hours within the first 10 days after a woman has had a baby. Puerperal…
- PON The symbol for the enzyme called paraoxonase
- Alpha Omega Alpha The medical honor society, the medical school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa, in the United States and Canada…
- Immune complex A cluster of interlocking antigens and antibodies forming a large network of molecules. Also called an…
- Macewen operation A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon in Glascow…
- Notifiable disease See: Reportable disease
- Tumor An abnormal mass of tissue. Tumors are a classic sign of inflammation, and can be benign or malignant…
- Synaesthesia See: Synesthesia
- Sickle cell disease A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S…
- Vertebra, prominent The 7th cervical (neck) vertebra (C7) is sometimes called the prominent vertebra because of the length of its…
- Pain, breast Pain in the breast or mammary gland, known medically as mastalgia. From the Greek masto-, breast + algos, pain