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Sarcoma
One of a group of tumors usually arising from connective tissue. Most sarcomas are malignant. Many types are named after the type of cell, tissue, or structure involved, as in angiosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, fibrosarcoma, liposarcoma,and…
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Show more- Internal medicine A medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes…
- Toxaphene A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide currently banned for all uses in the US. Breathing, eating, or drinking…
- Saphenous vein, small The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Douche A stream of water directed at any part of the body or any body cavity, often into the vagina, for cleansing…
- Periodontics Periodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases…
- Hysterectomy, subtotal The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy
- Genome, cholera See: Cholera genome
- Luteinizing hormone A hormone released by the pituitary gland in response to luteinizing hormone- releasing hormone. Abbreviated…
- Hypervolemic Pertaining to hypervolemia, an abnormal increase in blood volume. For example, hypervolemic hyponatremia…
- Emergency code While there is no formal definition for a 'Code,' doctors often use the term as slang to refer to a patient…
- Alb- Prefix from the Latin 'albus' meaning 'white.' As in albino and albinism. The term 'albino' was first applied…
- PCT The abbreviation 'PCT' stands for a number of things including porphyria cutanea tarda, literally, the late…