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Leiomyoma
A benign tumor of smooth muscle, the type of muscle that is found in the heart and uterus. A leiomyoma of the uterus is commonly called a fibroid. Uterine fibroids are the single most common indication for hysterectomy. Fibroids can be…
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- PARK2 Familial Parkinson disease type 2
- Occupational medicine The field of medicine encompassing occupational disease, diseases due to factors in people's occupations. For…
- Blood pH The acidity or alkalinity of blood. The pH of any fluid is the measure of the hydrogen ion (H-)…
- Primary dentition The set of 20 first (deciduous) teeth. The primary dentition is as opposed to the secondary (permanent)…
- Electromyogram Electromyogram: A test used to record the electrical activity of muscles. When muscles are active, they…
- Public health school A school designed to teach public health and train public health professionals. The first school of public…
- Cadaver A dead human body that may be used by physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease…
- False labor Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the…
- Perionychium The tissue surrounding the nail, whether it be a fingernail or a toenail, including the tissue bordering the…
- Paterson-Kelly syndrome See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome