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Abortifacient
A substance that causes pregnancy to end prematurely and causes an abortion
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Show more- Locoregional metastasis Metastasis (spread) of a cancer only within the region in which it arose. In contrast to systemic metastasis
- Hydrogen cyanide See: Cyanide
- Submandibular gland The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone).
- Shingle In medicine, a small signboard outside the office of a doctor. The term has nothing to do with the disease…
- Duloxetine Duloxetine: See: Cymbalta.
- Belly That part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. Also called the…
- Urinary calculus A stone in the urinary tract. The word 'calculus' in Latin means 'a pebble.' Pebbles were once used for…
- Endorectal MRI An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) done from inside the rectum. To do such as MRI, a surface coil within an…
- Fibroids Fibroids are common, benign tumors of smooth muscle in the uterus (womb). Uterine fibroids are the most…
- Isochromosome 17q An abnormal chromosome 17 with two identical long (q) arms due to duplication of the long arm and loss of the…
- Oxycodone Oxycodone: Oxycodone is the active ingredient in OxyContin. Oxycodone is an opioid, a close relative of…
- Chromosome A visible carrier of the genetic information. The 3 billion bp (base pairs) in the human genome are organized…