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Cancer, prostate
Cancer of the gland that produces some of the components of semen fluid. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death of males in the U.S. Prostate cancer is often first detected as a hard nodule during a routine rectal…
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Show more- Viscus An internal organ of the body, specifically one within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the…
- Slanted ear An ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the…
- Carbohydrate intake, infant Carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, sucrose, galactose, etc.) are sugars or several sugars linked together…
- Dyscrasia Any disease condition, especially in hematology, as in 'blood dyscrasias.' The term 'dyscrasia' was borrowed…
- Interventricular foramen An opening between the lateral and third ventricles in a system of four communicating cavities within the…
- Binaural Relating to both ears. From the Latin bini, a pair, + auris, ear = a pair (of) ears = both ears. Synonymous…
- Extradural hematoma See: Epidural hematoma
- LP (lumbar puncture) Also known as a spinal tap, an LP is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal canal for…
- Lead poisoning Lead poisoning: An environmental hazard capable of causing brain damage. In the US lead poisoning is formally…
- NK cell See Natural killer cell
- Recurrent Back again. A recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission: a recrudescent fever
- Women's Health Initiative A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…