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Oophorectomy
The surgical removal of one or both ovaries. A surgical operation to remove an ovary. Surgical removal of one or both ovaries, usually performed to remove an ovarian tumor or cyst, to treat an ovarian abscess or endometriosis, or to remove the source of estrogen in some cases of cancer (e.g., breast cancer). If both…
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Nullipara
A woman who has never produced viable offspring. A woman who has not yet had her first baby. The medical designation for a woman who has never given birth to a live baby, often noted on a hospital medical chart as “para 0.” Woman who has never given birth to a viable infant. The term…
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Normal flora
The presence of normal bacteria and fungi adapted for living in, and characteristic of, the area considered (e.g., skin, intestine, or vagina). Bacteria that are expected and healthy in the body. Microorganisms including bacteria, protozoa, and fungi that are found on or in specific areas of the body. The skin and mucous membranes of the…
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Nephron
The functioning unit of the kidney or renal tubule. The functional unit of the kidney made up of the glomerulus. Each kidney contains about one million. A tiny structure in the kidney through which fluid is filtered. The basic structural unit of the kidney. The unit functions to filter waste products from the blood for…
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Neovascularization
The formation of new blood vessels, e.g., in the retina, in inflamed tissue or in a malignant tumor.
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Neonate
A newborn baby. The newly born infant. A baby which is less than four weeks old. A newborn animal. In the human, a neonate is an infant of <4 weeks of age. Infant from birth to 4 weeks (28 days) of life. An infant from birth through 4 weeks of age. Neonates are closely monitored…
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Neoadjuvant therapy
A preliminary cancer treatment. In treating cancer, the use of chemotherapy before radiation or surgery. The application of chemotherapy, hormone therapy, or radiation therapy prior to surgical intervention, typically carried out with the aim of reducing the size of the tumor.
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Myelogram, myelography
Radiographic study of the spinal cord after the injection of a dye. A record of the spinal cord taken by myelography. An X-ray examination of the spinal cord and subarachnoid space after a radio-opaque substance has been injected. X-ray examination of the spinal cord and brain to see if there is evidence of tumors, spinal…
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Mycoplasma
Microscopic organisms that lack a rigid cell wall; some species cause infections in humans. A type of microorganism, similar to a bacterium, associated with diseases such as pneumonia and urethritis. Group of very small organisms, the smallest free-living organisms known, some of which produce disease in humans (e.g.. Mycoplasma pneumoniae)’, also called pleuropneumonia-like organism (PPLO).…
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Murmur
A blowing sound heard when listening to the heart or vessels with a stethoscope. A blowing sound, often heard with a stethoscope over various areas of the heart (usually caused by abnormal heart valves) or over narrowed arteries. Sounds vary in quality and loudness and are the result of a disturbed blood flow. An abnormal…
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