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EBA (epidermolysis bullosa acquisita)
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- Mast cell A connective tissue cell whose normal function is unknown but which is frequently injured in allergic…
- Camphechlor See: Toxaphene
- Calculus, renal A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. The stones themselves…
- Cardiac index A cardiodynamic measure based on the cardiac output, which is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects…
- Sentinel lymph node The first lymph node ('gland') to receive lymphatic drainage from a tumor. Which lymph node is the sentinel…
- Impaction, dental Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Palliation To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Ovary, polycystic See: Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Septate Ided: A septate uterus is a one that is divided
- Ear The hearing organ. There are three sections of the ear, according to the anatomy textbooks. They are the…
- Replacement therapy, testosterone The practice of giving testosterone to treat conditions in which the testes do not produce enough…