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ThinPrep Pap test
A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional type of Pap smear. In the traditional Pap test, cell samples are obtained from the vagina, cervix, and cervical canal and spread on…
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- Decompress 1. In general, to remove pressure physically or emotionally.2. In surgery, to remove pressure on a structure…
- Ovarian cyst A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results…
- Periaortic Around the aorta. The aorta is the great artery that comes from the left ventricle of the heart and delivers…
- La Leche League An international organization that helps and supports breastfeeding mothers with advice, ideas, and legal and…
- Multiple system failure The failure of two or more systems in the body as, for example, the cardiovascular and renal systems…
- Gynecoid pelvis The gynecoid pelvis is one that is generally characteristic of a woman in its bone structure and therefore…
- Herpes simplex type 2 A herpes virus that causes genital herpes, which is characterized by sores in the genital area. Genital…
- Takayasu arteritis Inflammation of aorta and its branches. See: Takayasu disease
- Physician, family A physician who is educated and trained in family practice. 'Family physicians possess unique attitudes…