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Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma: A leading childhood form of cancer that arises in the adrenal gland or in tissue in the nervous system that is related to the adrenal gland. Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor outside the brain in infants and…
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- Anesthesia, caudal epidural See Caudal anesthesia
- Peeling agent An agent that promotes the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. Also called a…
- Dermoid cyst of the ovary Cyst of the ovary : A bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of…
- Desquamate To shed the outer layers of the skin. Although it may sound somewhat fishy, the word 'desquamate' comes from…
- Attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis An inherited predisposition to colorectal cancer characterized by fewer than 100 adenomatous polyps in the…
- Rosary pea See: Abrin
- Tuberculosis, pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs. This is the most common form of active TB. It can be easily…
- White matter The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the…
- Motion sickness Motion sickness: Motion sickness is a very common disturbance of the inner ear that is caused by repeated…
- Film, PA An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Adduction Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite of adduction is abduction. An adductor muscle…