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Aspiration, fine needle
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Show more- Left-handed In popular usage, the leg extends from the top of the thigh down to the foot. However, in medical…
- Cord, vocal See: Vocal cord
- Vein, varicose See: Varicose vein
- Eructation Better known as burping or belching. Casting up wind (expelling air) from the stomach through the mouth
- Fever, Pontiac See: Pontiac fever
- Virtual colonoscopy Virtual colonoscopy: A method for examining the colon by taking a series of x-rays and then using a computer…
- Athlete foot See: Athlete's foot
- Atkins diet A high-protein, high-fat, low-carbohydrate weight-loss diet popularized by Dr. Robert C. Atkins that allows…
- Cancer, penis S: Cancer of the penis is a disease in which malignant cells originate in the tissues of the penis. Cancer of…
- CDHR Center for Devices & Radiological Health, part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- AK 1. Above the knee. 2. Acanthamoeba keratitis. 3. Actinic keratosis
- X-ray, AP An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from front-to-back (anteroposterior). An AP film is as opposed to a…