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Lipoma
A benign fatty tumor.
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Show more- Ectomy A surgical suffix referring to the removal of something. For example, a lumpectomy is the surgical excision…
- Thrombophlebitis Inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms
- Dextroposition of the heart The heart is displaced to the right (from its usual location in the left chest). There is no anatomic…
- Marker, tumor Tumor markers are substances that can be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body…
- Cotton rat A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- Watson See: Watson, James
- Argyria Silver poisoning resulting in ashen gray discolored skin (and other tissues of the body). Due to long-term…
- Bursopathy Disease involving a bursa, a closed fluid-filled sac that supplies a gliding surface to reduce friction…
- Oil, tropical Coconut, palm kernel or palm oil. Like all fats and oils, these three oils contain various types of fatty…
- Obstetrician A physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics, the art and science of managing…
- Rhabdomyolysis A condition in which skeletal muscle cells break down, releasing myoglobin (the oxygen-carrying pigment in…
- Range, normal By convention, the normal range for whatever (a particular test, condition, symptom, behavior, etc.) is set…