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Follicular cyst of the ovary
A fluid-filled sac in the ovary, the most common type of ovarian cyst. It results from the growth of a follicle. A follicle is the fluid-filled cyst that contains an egg. In some cycles, this follicle grows larger that normal and does not…
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Show more- Control (genetic) The control of gene expression. Genetic control may be on the transcriptional or translational level…
- Quinsy Not a TV detective but an old word for a peritonsillar abscess. Whether you call it quinsy or a peritonsillar…
- Cranial nerve, sixth The sixth cranial nerve is the abducent nerve. It is a small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a…
- Thyroid binding globulin A blood protein that binds with the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).
- COLD (chronic obstructive lung disease) Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COLD mainly involves two related diseases --…
- Pycnodysostosis Pycnodysostosis: An inherited disorder of the bone that causes short stature and abnormally dense brittle…
- Vasovagal syncope The temporary loss of consciousness in a particular kind of situation (situational syncope) due to a…
- Fertility The ability to conceive and have children, the ability to become pregnant through normal sexual activity…
- EMT A rash inside the body. An example: the spots in measles (Koplik's spots) inside the mouth that look like a…
- Fetal rubella effects The constellation of abnormalities, also called the rubella syndrome, caused by infection with the rubella…
- Anonymize Or anonymise. To remove the name. To make nameless. 'Data for more than 60 variables were extracted from…
- Passive exercise Movement of the body, usually of the limbs, without effort by the patient. The patient is passive