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MS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIGMS's mission is to 'support basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases or disorders. Among the most significant results of this research has been the…
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Show more- Pericentric chromosome inversion A basic type of chromosome rearrangement in which a segment that includes the centromere (and so is…
- Tendonopathy Any disease or dysfunction of a tendon, The form of tendonopathy is named for the affected tendon, as in…
- Presbyacusis See: Presbycusis
- Cast 1) A protective shell of plaster and bandage molded to protect a broken or fractured limb as it heals. 2) An…
- HNPCC Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer
- Epidural Outside the dura, the outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the…
- Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy A procedure using laparoscopic techniques to remove the uterus (womb) and/or tubes and ovaries through the…
- Ci (Curie) Ci is the abbreviation for a Curie, a unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive…
- Viral infection Infection caused by the presence of a virus in the body. Depending on the virus and the person's state of…
- Total hysterectomy Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy
- Cranial nerve IV The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Syncope, micturition The temporary loss of consciousness upon urinating. (Syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness or, in…