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Cancer of the appendix
See: Appendix cancer
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Show more- Calor Heat, one of the four classic signs of inflammation (together with dolor, rubor and tumor). From the Latin…
- Hepatic vein One of the veins which drains blood from the liver
- Weasand 1. The windpipe (trachea). 2. More loosely, the throat. 'Cut his weasand with thy knife.' The Tempest…
- Epididymitis Inflammation of the epididymis, a structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis. The…
- Dizziness, pre-syncopal Dizziness before fainting. Some symptoms of dizziness such as wooziness, feeling about to black out, and…
- Birth assistant See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that oversees gene-therapy research in the U.S
- Juxtaarticular The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaarticular is composed…
- Stent, medicated See: Coated stent
- Sinusitis Sinusitis: Sinusitis is inflammation of the lining membrane of any of the hollow areas (sinuses) of the bone…
- Diabetes, brittle A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Phantom vision Seeing images after total loss of eyesight