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Hematuria
Blood in the urine. Hematuria may or may not be accompanied by pain, but it is always abnormal and should be further investigated. Painful hematuria can be caused by a number of disorders, including infections and stones in the urinary…
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- Nose picking Rhinotillexomania, one of the more obscure and exotic terms in medicine. 'Rhinotillexomania' has drawn…
- Postremission therapy Chemotherapy to kill leukemia cells that survive after remission induction therapy
- Neurological Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Purulent Pertaining to pus. Containing or composed of pus. The term 'purulent' is often used in regard to drainage…
- Genital Pertaining to the external and internal organs of reproduction. (Not to be confused with genetic.)
- Thrombosis, cavernous sinus A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a…
- Anomaly, Klippel-Feil See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Cardiologist A doctor who specializes in treating heart disorders
- Red jungle fowl genome The genome of Gallus gallus, the ancestor of domestic chickens. See: Chicken genome
- Infiltrating lobular carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating lobular carcinoma is the second most common type of invasive breast cancer next to…
- Syndrome, myelodysplastic See: Myelodysplastic syndrome