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PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome
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- Pulse, collapsing See: Pulse, water hammer
- Watermelon stomach Parallel red sores in the stomach that look like the stripes on a watermelon. Frequently seen with cirrhosis…
- Double-blinded study A study in which at least two separate groups receive the experimental medication or procedure at different…
- Speckled iris Due to little white (or lightly colored) spots that are slightly elevated on the surface of the iris. These…
- Visual pathway glioma A slow-growing benign tumor of the eye
- Monochromatism 1) Total inability to perceive color. A person with true monochromatism perceives only black, white, and…
- Melanoma, superficial spreading One of the four clinical types of malignant melanoma, the most common type in whites, typically presents as a…
- Library, genomic A collection of DNA clones made from a set of randomly generated overlapping DNA fragments representing the…
- Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma) A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it…
- Tick, American dog See American dog tick
- Ethylene glycol poisoning Poisoning from ethylene glycol (a clear, colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste) that can produce…