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Infection, breast
See: Breast infection. See also: Mastitis
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- Anthracycline A member of a family of chemotherapy drugs that are also antibiotics. The anthracyclines act to prevent cell…
- Ht Abbreviation for height (and also heart)
- Pappoose root See: Blue cohosh
- Mainstream medicine Medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. or D.O. degrees and by their allied health professionals, such as…
- Bone, coccygeal The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- T cell, peripheral A T cell found in the peripheral blood rather than in the lymphatic system.
- Syndrome, Boerhaave's See: de Lange syndrome.
- Pelvis, gynecoid The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Venereal Having to do with sexual contact. The word venereal comes from Venus, the Roman goddess of love. A venereal…