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Colporrhaphy
Surgical repair of the vagina. The -rrhaphy part of the word comes from the Greek raphe meaning suture
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Show more- Secondhand smoke Also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). See: ETS
- TNF Tumor necrosis factor
- Dendritic Referring to a dendrite, a short arm-like protuberance from a nerve cell (a neuron). Dendrites from neurons…
- TGA 1. Transient global amnesia.2. Transposition of the great arteries
- Subcu Abbreviation for subcutaneous. Subcutaneous means under the skin. It implies just under the skin. With a…
- Single nucleotide polymorphism A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. Abbreviated SNP and…
- Stress testing, exercise cardiac The exercise cardiac stress testing (ECST) is the most widely used cardiac (heart) screening test. The…
- Cleft palate An opening in the roof of the mouth (the palate) due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully…
- Dopamine An important neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopamine is classified as a catecholamine (a class of…
- Medulla The innermost part. The adrenal medulla is the innermost part of that gland. The renal medulla is the inner…
- Electroshock therapy See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Maculopathy Any pathologic condition or disease of the macula, the small spot in the retina where vision is keenest. Also…