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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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- Strep test, rapid A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ('strep') are present in the…
- Roofer's knee See prepatellar bursitis.
- DCIS See Pendred syndrome.
- Subway diet: The Subway diet is a weight loss plan popularized in 2004 by Jared Fogle, who claims that he lost over 245…
- NGFB The beta polypeptide chain of nerve growth factor
- Tarantismo A neurological syndrome characterized by repetitive, involuntary, purposeless movements caused by the…
- Hepatitis E virus The agent responsible for hepatitis E. Abbreviated HEV. For more information, see: Hepatitis E
- Chancre The classic painless ulcer of syphilis. The chancre forms in the first (primary) stage of syphilis. It is…
- Sepsis Commonly called a 'blood stream infection.' The presence of bacteria (bacteremia) or other infectious…
- Intervertebral foramen An opening between vertebrae through which nerves leave the spine and extend to other parts of the body. Also…
- Patient autonomy The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to…