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Cancer, ovary
Cancer of the egg sac of females: the ovary. The anatomic location of the ovaries: NTER>Most ovarian growths (tumors) in women under age 30 are benign, fluid- filled cysts. These cysts are not cancerous. There are several types of ovarian…
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- Temperature The temperature is the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the body. It is usually measured with a…
- Oxygen A colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that makes up about 20% of the air we breathe (and at least half the…
- MELD Acronym for Model End Stage Liver Disease. A disease severity scoring system for adults with liver disease…
- Ten-day measles An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash…
- Third degree burn See: Burn, third degree
- Genetic disease Genetic disease: A disease caused by an abnormality in an individual's genome. There are a number of…
- Achromycin See: Tetracycline
- Thigh The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone…
- Macroglobulinemia A condition in which the blood contains high levels of large proteins and is too thick to flow through small…
- Numbness (Numb) Coin-shaped patches of irritated skin-most common on the arms, back, buttocks, and lower legs that may be…