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Adenomatous polyposis coli
See: APC (meaning 3)
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Show more- Genu The Latin word for the knee. When the knee is referred to in medicine, it is just called the knee. However…
- Circumjacent Lying around in the sense of surrounding. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and adjacent. From…
- Film, tear See: Tear film
- Normotensive Having normal blood pressure. See also: Hypertensive; Hypotensive
- GERD Stands for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, a disorder in which there is recurrent return of stomach contents…
- Disease, Takayasu See: Takayasu disease
- Lateral meniscus of the knee The word 'meniscus' refers to a crescent-shaped structure. The lateral meniscus of the knee is a thickened…
- Uterine rupture A tear of the uterus, an uncommon but very serious situation that may result in hysterectomy, urologic…
- Levo- Abbreviated LAAM. An alternative to methadone. See: LAAM.
- Posterior chamber The space in the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens. (The iris is the colored ring of tissue that…
- Defect, neural tube A major birth defect caused by abnormal development of the neural tube, the structure present during…
- Endometriosis Also known as adenomyosis (pronounced ad-den-o-mi-o-sis), this is a common benign condition of the uterus in…