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Cancer of the appendix
See: Appendix cancer
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Show more- Endometritis Inflammation of the endometrium. The endometrium is the inner layer of the womb (uterus)
- CT colography See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Germ cell The eggs and sperm are the germ cells: the reproductive cells. Each mature germ cell is haploid in that it…
- Obstetrician/gynecologist An obstetrician is a physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics while a gynecologist…
- Chronic tamponade A situation in which a chronic excess of fluid inside the pericardial sac and thickening of the pericardial…
- Motoneuron The term motoneuron is an elision of motor and neuron. See: Motor neuron
- Two-animal rule A rule instituted by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the licensing of agents directed against…
- Knee The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia)…
- COLD (chronic obstructive lung disease) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COLD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Shunt 1) To move a body fluid, such as cerebrospinal fluid, from one place to another. 2) A catheter (tube) that…
- Kidney One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear 'poisons' from the…
- Vision, tubular See: Tubular vision; Tunnel vision