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Prostate, nodular hyperplasia
See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia
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- Cation In chemistry, a positively charged ion. Pronounced cat-I-on. A cation is as opposed to an anion, which is a…
- Platelet An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting…
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- Vaccination, German measles See Immunization, MMR.
- Basal metabolic rate A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated…
- D-IBS Diarrhea-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
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- Transsexualism A consistently strong desire to change one's anatomical gender. Some transsexuals were misassigned gender at…
- Myopia Myopia: Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be…