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Sentinel node biopsy
See: Sentinel lymph node biopsy
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Show more- Pee An informal term for piss, meant to lessen its vulgarity, but synonymous with it
- Pressure hives See Pressure urticaria
- Plasma donation The donation of sale of blood plasma for use in medical or other products. Unlike blood donors, most plasma…
- Enteroscopy The use of a flexible instrument (a 'scope') to examine the small intestine, a very long hollow tube located…
- A. baumannii Acinetobacter baumannii. See: Acinetobacter
- Laryngoscopy Examination of the larynx with a mirror (indirect laryngoscopy) or with a laryngoscope (direct laryngoscopy)…
- Pulse, pistol-shot See: Pulse, water hammer
- Brittle bone disease Osteogenesis imperfecta, not one but a group of genetic diseases, all of which affect collagen, a key…
- Fever, spotted Fever, spotted: Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially…
- Greek medicine Medicine in Greece and the Greek world. The foundations of much of modern Western medicine lie in classical…
- Epiglottis The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs. Not everything in…
- MCL (medial collateral ligament) of the knee The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…