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Hypercoagulability, estrogen-associated
>esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and medroxyprogesterone >estrogens conjugated The brand names of the estrogen therapy preparations carrying this risk include:CLIMARA…
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- Test, carcinoembryonic antigen See: Carcinoembryonic antigen
- Leg, ankle and foot bones There are 62 lower extremity bones. They consist of 10 hip and leg, 14 ankle and 38 foot bones. > >The 10 hip…
- Orbit In medicine, the bony cavity in which the eyeball sits together with its associated muscles, blood vessels…
- Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody See: Citrulline antibody
- Epi- A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle (canthus) of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more…
- Fingernail A fingernail is produced by living skin cells in the finger. A fingernail consists of several parts including…
- Vesicatory A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant
- Bis in die (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, bid means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for 'bis in die' which in…
- Catatonic 1. Characterized by marked motor abnormalities including immobility (catalepsy or stupor), excessive motor…
- Kissing bug The insect that transmits the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease (American…
- Spastic colitis A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…