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Strollerobics
The supportive framework of an organ (or gland or other structure), usually composed of connective tissue. The stroma is distinct from the parenchyma, which consists of the key functional elements of that organ. The stroma of the thyroid…
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Show more- Partial laryngectomy A surgical procedure on the voice box designed to preserve the voice. The surgeon removes part of the voice…
- Cholangitis, sclerosing See: Primary sclerosing cholangitis
- Kidney stone Kidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of…
- Selective Estrogen-Receptor Modulator (SERM) A 'designer estrogen' which possesses some, but not all, of the actions of estrogen. For example, raloxifene…
- Thyroid cartilage The largest of the cartilages of the larynx (the voice box). The thyroid cartilage is formed of two…
- PA X-ray An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). As opposed to an AP…
- Periodic fever Recurrences of fever that last from a few days to a few weeks and are separated by symptom-free intervals of…
- Male genitalia The genital organs of the male. These are usually separated by convention into the external and internal…
- Thromboembolism Formation in a blood vessel of a clot (thrombus) that breaks loose and is carried by the blood stream to plug…
- Congenital cervicothoracic vertebrae synostosis See: Klippel-Feil sequence
- Radiation 1. Rays of energy. Gamma rays and X-rays are two of the types of energy waves often used in medicine. 2. The…
- Ball-and-socket joint A ball-and-socket joint is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. The hip…