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Nonseminoma
A classification of testicular cancers that arise in specialized sex cells called germ cells. Nonseminomas include embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, choriocarcinoma, and yolk sac tumor.
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- Gastroenterology The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system…
- Section, Cesarian The obstetrical procedure is often spelled this way in the U.S. with just an 'e'although the Roman emperor…
- Somnoplasty Somnoplasty: A surgical treatment to stop snoring. Somnoplasty uses heat energy to remove tissues of the soft…
- Ringworm of the nails Ringworm of the nails: The most common fungus infection of the nails, also called onychomycosis…
- Parvovirus infection Infection with one of a family of small single-stranded DNA viruses. (Parvovirus means small virus, from the…
- Vibration white finger The original name for a painful and potentially disabling condition of the fingers, hans, and arms due to…
- Keratosis, actinic A small rough spot on skin chronically exposed to the sun, precancerous, can develop into a skin cancer…
- Surveillance of disease See: Disease surveillance
- Paleolithic diet The Paleolithic diet is a weight loss plan based upon the premise of consuming only those foods available…
- Fruitfly genome See: Drosophila genome