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Nodule, Heberden
A small hard fixed bump on the finger, usually at the last joint of the finger. A Heberden nodule is a calcified spur of the joint (articular) cartilage. It serves as a useful sign of osteoarthritis. Named for the English physician William…
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- Colostrum A sticky white or yellow fluid secreted by the breasts during the second half of pregnancy and for a few days…
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- Prior authorization In pharmacy, a cost-containment procedure that requires a prescriber to obtain permission to prescibe a…
- Nipple confusion A problem that may beset a bottlefed baby in which it forgets how to nurse on mother's nipple. Breastfeeding…
- Sigmoidoscopy Inspection of the rectum and lower colon using a thin lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope. Samples of tissue…