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Androgen ablation
Treatment designed to suppress or block the production of male hormones. Androgen suppression can be achieved by surgical removal of the testicles, by taking female sex hormones, or by taking other drugs called antiandrogens. Also called…
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Show more- Hg Symbol for the metallic element mercury. The abbreviation 'mm Hg' means millimeters of mercury, the height of…
- Naris One of the two nares, the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow in and out or, more simply, a…
- Care proxy, health A health care proxy is one form of advance medical directive. Advance medical directives pertain to treatment…
- Uniparous 1) Having produced only one offspring. Also called primiparous. 2) Producing only one offspring at a time…
- Polymox See: Amoxicillin
- Micro- Prefix derived from the Greek 'mikros' meaning small. Examples of the many biomedical terms containing…
- Yolk sac Not all yolk has to do with birds' eggs. Human embryos have a yolk sac, too. The human yolk sac is a membrane…
- Infarction, acute myocardial See: Acute myocardial infarction
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIMH's mission is to 'provide national leadership…
- Panacea A universal remedy, a cure-all. The word 'panacea' comes from the name of Panaceia, the daughter of…
- Cider vinegar diet The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of…
- Clonote The first cell produced by the combination of a nucleus and an enucleated ovum that launches the process of…