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Total hysterectomy
Hysterectomy: Complete surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Also called a complete hysterectomy
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- Metapneumovirus, human See: Human metapneumovirus
- NIDA Stands for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., whose…
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- Tongue, anterior See: Anterior tongue
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