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Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia
Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia: Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow, the cells…
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Show more- Hysterectomy, abdominal Hysterectomy, abdominal: Surgical removal of the uterus through an incision made in the abdominal wall. As…
- Tongue base See: Base of tongue
- Manorexia A term that has been used to refer to anorexia nervosa in males. This is not an officially recognized medical…
- Microscope, electron See: Fluorescent microscope.
- Second cranial nerve The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, the nerve that connects the eye to the brain and carries the…
- Mycelium An array of fungal filaments which was thought to resemble a display of decorative nails. From the Greek…
- Error of the first kind See: Error, alpha
- Parathyroid adenoma A small tumor of the parathyroid gland and the most common disorder of the gland. Parathyroid adenomas are…
- Isometric exercise Exercise involving muscular contractions without movement of the involved parts of the body. Isometric…
- Premature contraction See: Extrasystole
- Myc- The plural of mycelium.
- Rickets, celiac Rickets caused by failure of the intestines to absorb calcium and fat from foods