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Hereditary prostate cancer
Prostate cancer: A genetic form of prostate cancer. The risk of prostate cancer is clearly genetic. Men with a father or brother with prostate cancer are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as men with no affected relatives. The…
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- Fornication Sexual intercourse that is 'illicit', outside of marriage. The term 'fornication' has a close medical…
- Aluminum toxicity See: Aluminum
- Menetrier's disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Internal fixation A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…
- Fecalith A hard stony mass of feces. A fecalith can obstruct the appendix, leading to appendicitis. Fecaliths also can…
- Trismus and pseudocamptodactyly syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Hepatitis A immunization When immediate protection against hepatitis A (infectious hepatitis) is needed, immunoglobulins are used…
- Hospice A program or facility that provides special care for people who are near the end of life and for their…
- Histocompatible Literally, tissue compatible. If a donor and recipient are histocompatible, a transplant is expected to be…
- Immunologist A person who is knowledgeable about immunology.
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia An acute (sudden onset), rapidly progressing form of leukemia that is characterized by the presence in the…