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Chemical menopause
Menopause: Menopause induced by chemotherapy or other chemicals or medications. Chemical menopause is a type of 'induced menopause', menopause induced by an unusual event, such as may also occur when the ovaries are damaged by radiation or…
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Show more- Fever, five-day Fever, five-day: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in…
- Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis: Distention of the kidney with urine. Due to obstruction of urine outflow (for example, by a…
- Spermatic cord A group of structures which go through the inguinal canal to the testis. The structures include the vas…
- Red corpuscles Red corpuscles are cells that carry oxygen in the blood. They are also called red blood cells or 'RBCs.'
- Restriction endonuclease An enzyme from bacteria that can recognize specific base sequences in DNA and cut (restrict) the DNA at that…
- Stomach, Pavlov A pouch fashioned surgically from part of the stomach (but isolated from the rest of the stomach) that opens…
- Suppurate To form or discharge pus. The adjective is suppurative, as in suppurative arthritis. The noun is suppuration…
- Raynaud's disease Condition resulting in skin discoloration of the fingers and/or toes when a person is exposed to changes in…
- Cephalic disorder A congenital condition that stems from damage to, or abnormal development of, the budding nervous system…
- Lancet See: Lancing device.
- Uterus cancer See: Uterine cancer
- Enteric-coated Coated with a material that permits transit through the stomach to the small intestine before the medication…