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Whitmore-Jewett staging system
A staging system for prostate cancer. See Jewett staging system
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Show more- Acou- Combining form relating to hearing. As in acoustic, otoacoustic emission test, and presbyacousia
- Amnestic aphasia See Anomia
- Eyelids, adult ptosis of the Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid-lifting…
- Fecund Fruitful, abundantly fertile. Just as a writer is prolific, a woman may be fecund, able to reproduce…
- Mixed mania A state of mind characterized by symptoms of both mania and depression seen sometimes in bipolar disorders…
- Microalbuminuria 1. Generally, a subtle increase in the urinary excretion of the protein albumin that cannot be detected by a…
- Scalp ringworm Ringworm: A superficial fungus infection of the skin, affecting the scalp. Also known as ringworm. It appears…
- Mutation, missense Mutation, missense: A genetic change involving the substitution of one base in the DNA for another which…
- Neonate A newborn baby.
- Radiation therapy, external Radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is a machine outside the body
- Electromyogram Electromyogram: A test used to record the electrical activity of muscles. When muscles are active, they…
- Seizure, atonic See: Atonic seizure