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Cancer, prostate
Cancer of the gland that produces some of the components of semen fluid. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death of males in the U.S. Prostate cancer is often first detected as a hard nodule during a routine rectal…
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- Endocardial Pertaining to the endocardium, the inside lining of the heart
- Stickler 1. Stickler, Gunnar B.. 2. Stickler syndrome. 3. With a small s, someone who insists upon some matter such as…
- Akinesia Impaired body movement; without movement (or without much movement). Akinesia is a term used in neurology to…
- Premature birth A birth that takes place before 37 weeks of gestation have passed. Historically, the definition of…
- Wamble Both a verb and noun meaning: 1. To move unsteadily; an unsteady motion. 2. To feel nauseated; a feeling of…
- Technology transfer The process of converting scientific findings from research laboratories into useful products by the…
- Swimming pool granuloma Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Fourth cranial nerve The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Basal cell carcinoma Basal cell carcinoma: The most common type of skin cancer, a disease in which the cancer cells resemble the…
- CPAP Continuous positive airway pressure. CPAP is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. CPAP…
- X chromosome A sex chromosome found in both females and males. Normal females usually have two X chromosomes. Normal males…