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Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy: A surgical operation to remove the uterus and, sometimes, the cervix. Removal of the entire uterus and the cervix is referred to as a total hysterectomy. Removal of the body of the uterus without removing the cervix is…
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- Bilharziasis A parasite infection by a trematode worm acquired from infested water. Also known as schistosomiasis. Species…
- Hapten In immunology, a molecule that is incapable, alone, of causing the production of antibodies but which can do…
- Disease, startle A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Scler- (Or sclero-) A confusing prefix that can refer exclusively to hardness (from the Greek 'skleros' meaning…
- Artic health Health in the vast geographic region widely surrounding the North Pole, an area that encompasses all or…
- Test, visual field A test which measures the extent and distribution of the field of vision. The visual field test may be done…
- Paleostriatum A pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. The paleostriatum is specifically part of what is called the…
- Renal cancer Malignancy of the kidney, the organ that is primarily responsible for the removal of metabolic waste products…
- Enzymes, yellow A group of respiratory enzymes that catalyze reactions in the body permitting cells to respire or breathe…
- Proximal white subungual onychomycosis The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Aase-Smith syndrome II A genetic disorder that may be detected during early infancy and is characterized by the presence of three…