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Cancer of the appendix
See: Appendix cancer
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Show more- Glutathione S-transferase, omega-1 See: Glutathione S-transferase omega-1
- Human lymphotropic virus III Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS.
- Syndrome, Churg-Strauss See: Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Aortal Pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Aortal is not often encountered (except in The New…
- Disease, Chagas See: Chagas disease.
- Bronchopulmonary Pertaining to both the air passages (bronchi) leading to the lungs and the lungs (pulmonary) themselves
- Adenomyosis Pronounced a-den-o- mi-o-sis, this is a common benign condition of the uterus in which the endometrium (the…
- Brachmann-de Lange syndrome See: de Lange syndrome
- Fibroma, nonossifying A growing lesion with a fibroma structure. Treatment is by surgery
- Peeling agent An agent that promotes the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. Also called a…
- Induced abortion An abortion that is brought about intentionally. Also called an artificial or therapeutic abortion. As…
- Excision 1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision…