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Remission
Disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer or other disease. When this happens, the disease is said to be 'in remission.' A remission can be temporary or permanent
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- Prostatectomy, perineal See: Perineal prostatectomy
- Hyposmia A reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. Some people have anosmia and can detect no odors
- Abruption A sudden breaking off or away. Abruption of the placenta (abruptio placentae) is the premature separation of…
- Otopharyngeal tube The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…
- Umami The taste of substances such as glutamate and monosodium glutamate (MSG) that are found in foods like…
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- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
- Interatrial septum The partition separating the upper chambers (the atria) of the heart