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Periosteoma
A benign tumor arising from the periosteum, the dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all bone (except the articular surfaces of bone in joints which are covered by synovial membranes). Also…
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Show more- Mantoux test A skin test for tuberculosis, named for the French physician Charles Mantoux (1877-1947). See: Tuberculin
- Stroke Stroke: The sudden death of some brain cells due to a lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is…
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
- Resistance Opposition to something, or the ability to withstand it. For example, some forms of staphylococcus are…
- Manicheel tree A dangerous tropical tree whose sap is highly poisonous and corrosive. The sap comes out when a leaf is…
- Suicide Suicide: The act of causing ones own death. Suicide may be positive or negative and it may be direct or…
- Succenturiate In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or accessory to an organ. For example, see Succenturiate…
- Test, prostate specific antigen See: PSA
- Cranial nerve XI The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Potassium excess Too much potassium in the blood, usually because of kidney impairment. This state is termed hyperkalemia. For…
- Placebo Also called the placebo response. A remarkable phenomenon in which a placebo -- a fake treatment, an inactive…
- Corpus luteum cyst This type of functional ovarian cyst occurs after an egg has been released from a follicle. After this…