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Carcinoma of the tongue
See: Tongue cancer
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- Ft. Abbreviation for foot, a measure of length. For example, 6 ft. is 1.83 meters
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- TGF Transforming growth factor
- Internal cardiac defibrillator A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Gynecologic oncologist Oncologist: A physician who specializes in cancers of the female reproductive organs. The training to become…
- Knee ligaments Ligaments are strong, elastic bands of tissue that connect bone to bone. They provide strength and stability…
- Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating 'mad cow'…
- Fluoridation 1. In general, treatment with fluoride.2. Specifically, the addition of fluoride to a water supply to help…
- Syndrome, Munchhausen Syndrome, Munchhausen: Recurrent feigning of catastrophic illnesses. Munchhausen syndrome is a psychological…
- Brown syndrome An ophthalmology (eye) problem. Brown syndrome is an abnormality that is present at birth (congenitally) and…
- Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis A disorder, also called Kikuchi disease, that typically causes 'swollen glands' in the neck (cervical…