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Breast reduction
Breast reduction: Surgical reduction of breast size in order to reduce the weight of the breasts and relieve symptoms from unusually large, pendulous breasts. The surgical procedure is also known as reduction mammaplasty. The weight of…
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Show more- Tuberculin A protein extracted from Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is used in a skin test to determine if a person has…
- Migraine, menstrual See: Menstrual migraine
- Cancer symptoms Cancer symptoms: Abnormal sensations or conditions that persons can notice that are a result of a cancer. It…
- Anomaly, congenital Anomaly, congenital: A birth defect. A malformation that occurs before birth and is present at birth
- Diplopia, monocular Double vision (diplopia) in only one eye. The double vision persists when the other eye is covered. Monocular…
- Cloaca A common passageway for feces, urine and reproduction. At one point in the development of the human embryo…
- Angiohemophilia See: Von Willebrand disease
- Inversion, chromosome A chromosome segment is clipped out, turned upside down and reinserted back into the chromosome. A chromosome…
- MMWR The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a weekly scientific publication prepared and published by the CDC…
- Skin plaque A plaque is a broad, raised area on the skin. Because it is raised, it can be felt (palpated). By definition…
- St. Louis encephalitis A disease caused by a virus (first observed in Illinois in 1932) transmitted from birds to the common Culex…
- Ellis-van Creveld syndrome A type of short stature with striking shortening of the ends of the extremities (arms and legs), polydactyly…