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Cancer, uterus
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- Neurogenic Starting with or having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Eyelash One of the familiar stiff hairs that project from the margin of the eyelid. Eyelashes tend to be noticed…
- Fraction, ejection The portion of blood that is pumped out of a filled ventricle as a result of a heartbeat. The heart does not…
- CB1 See: Cannabinoid receptor 1
- Baseline 1. Information gathered at the beginning of a study from which variations found in the study are measured.2…
- Blistering agent See: Vesicant
- Subaortic stenosis Narrowing of the left ventricle of the heart just below the aortic valve through which blood must pass on its…
- Neuroendocrinology Having to do with the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system. In the human body…
- Constipation Constipation: Infrequent (and frequently incomplete) bowel movements. The opposite of diarrhea, constipation…
- Agoraphobia Agoraphobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of public places or open areas, especially those from which…
- Peripheral vascular disease Peripheral vascular disease: A disease of blood vessels outside the heart. Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)…