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Tympano-
Prefix indicating a relationship to the ear drum (tympanum). For example, tympanometry is a test that measures the function of the middle ear
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Show more- PGF Placental growth factor
- Blister beetle A blister beetle is one of a number of beetles that have historically been used in dried or powdered form for…
- Keratolytic Pertaining to keratolysis, the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. A keratolytic…
- Hirsutism Having an overabundance of hair. A person with hirsutism is said to be hirsute (pronounced hir-suit)…
- Colorectal Related to the colon and/or rectum
- Resection, video-assisted Surgery that is aided by the use of a video camera that projects and enlarges the image on a television…
- Calcaneal spur A bony spur projecting from the back or underside of the heel bone (the calcaneus) that often makes walking…
- Hogwarts headache Headache: A generalized headache from spending many hours reading an unusually long volume such as one of…
- Endometrioma Part of the condition known as endometriosis. Endometrioma is a type of cyst formed when endometrial tissue…
- Artery, vertebral A key artery located in the back of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain
- Shock, toxic See Syndrome, toxic shock.
- Biotherapy Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease…