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Ablate
To remove. A tumor may be ablated. To ablate the thyroid gland is to remove it. The word 'ablation' came from the Latin 'ablatum' meaning to carry away. In 1671 the ablation (removal) of a disease was a matter for consideration. But by…
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Show more- Cytogenetics, clinical The application of cytogenetics to clinical medicine. For example, clinical cytogenetic studies might be done…
- Dermatome (1) A localized area of skin that is has its sensation via a single nerve from a single nerve root of the…
- Body cell mass The total mass of all the cellular elements in the body which constitute all the metabolically active tissue…
- Inhibition, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Elastase inhibitor See: Antielastase
- Chronic fatigue syndrome See: Chronic myelogenous leukemia.
- Thrive, failure to (FTT) Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is no official…
- Shock, secondary Shock that occurs as a side effect of another problem, such as a crushing injury or heart attack.
- Smallpox vaccine A vaccine containing a live virus called vaccinia used to prevent smallpox. The vaccine does not contain the…
- Procollagen A precursor (forerunner) of collagen, the protein that adds strength and support to many body tissues
- Yersinia pestis The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague which in the year 541 (as the Black Death) and later in the…
- Optic nerve pathways The left and right branches of the optic nerves join behind the eyes, just in front of the pituitary gland…