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Hem-onc
Short for Hematology-oncology
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Show more- Fatty acids Molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a…
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome An overgrowth syndrome, whose clinical manifestations typically include macrosomia (large body size)…
- Fluoridation 1. In general, treatment with fluoride.2. Specifically, the addition of fluoride to a water supply to help…
- Infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast Breast: Infiltrating ductal carcinoma is one of several recognized specific patterns of cancer of the breast…
- African-American See: African American
- Benzo(a)pyrene Abbreviated B(a)P. A member of a class of compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). B(a)P…
- Scaling Abnormal shedding or accumulation of an upper layer of skin (the stratum corneum)
- Premalignant Pertaining to tissue that is not yet malignant, but is poised to become malignant. Appropriate clinical and…
- Parenchymal Pertaining to the parenchyma of an organ. See: Parenchyma
- Quadriparesis Weakness of all four limbs, both arms and both legs, as for example from muscular dystrophy.
- Liminal In neurolgy, at the threshold of perception to a sensory stimulus. In other words, just barely perceptible to…
- Scabicide A medication used to treat scabies. Although they were the most effective treatment, pyrethrin- based…