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Cachetic
Common misspelling of cachectic
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- Lobule A little lobe.
- Eosinophilic fasciitis (Shulman syndrome) A disease which leads to inflammation and thickening of the skin and fascia. (The fascia is a lining tissue…
- Blood culture A test designed to detect if microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi are present in blood. A sample of…
- Osteoclasia Destruction and reabsorption of bone tissue, as occurs when broken bones heal
- Carcinoma, pancreatic See: Pancreatic cancer
- Neurectomy The removal of part or all of a nerve
- Klinefelter syndrome Klinefelter syndrome: A chromosome condition in boys and men that is usually due to 47 chromosomes with XXY…
- MAOI Monoamine oxidase inhibitor. One of a potent class of medications used to treat depression
- Vaginitis Vaginitis: Inflammation of the vagina. The vagina is the muscular canal extending from the cervix to the…
- Tomography The process for generating a tomogram, a two-dimensional image of a slice or section through a…
- Hydatidiform mole A tumor that forms in the uterus as a mass of cysts resembling a bunch of grapes. Moles occur during the…