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  2. List of diseases (A) - Wikipedia

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    Alopecia contractures dwarfism mental retardation. Alopecia epilepsy oligophrenia syndrome of Moynahan. Alopecia, epilepsy, pyorrhea, mental subnormality. Alopecia hypogonadism extrapyramidal disorder. Alopecia immunodeficiency. Alopecia macular degeneration growth retardation.

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    referring to the beginning, or the root, of a structure, usually a nerve or a vein Latin rādīx, root radiculopathy: re-again, back Latin re-relapse: rect-rectum: abbr. of New Latin rectum intestinum ('straight intestine') < Latin rēctus, straight rectal, rectum, rectus femoris: ren(o) of or pertaining to the kidney Latin rēn, rēnes, kidney ...

  4. Medical terminology - Wikipedia

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    Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine . Medical terminology has quite regular morphology, the same prefixes and suffixes are used to add meanings to ...

  5. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations; External links "CDC A-Z Index" Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website

  6. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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    Circumcision · Foreskin restoration · Orchiopexy · Prostate biopsy. Female reproductive. Vaginoplasty · Vulvoplasty · Clitoroplasty · Labiaplasty · Tuboplasty · Fimbrioplasty. Cervicectomy · Clitoridectomy · Oophorectomy · Salpingoophorectomy · Salpingectomy · Hysterectomy · Vaginectomy · Vestibulectomy · Vulvectomy.

  7. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Thrombectomy is the removal of thrombi (blood clots). Thymectomy is the surgical removal of the thymus gland. Thyroidectomy is the removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. Tonsillectomy is the removal of the tonsils. Trabeculectomy is the removal of part of the eye's trabecular meshwork as a treatment for glaucoma.

  8. List of cancer types - Wikipedia

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    Cancers are usually named using -carcinoma, -sarcoma or -blastoma as a suffix, with the Latin or Greek word for the organ or tissue of origin as the root. For example, the most common cancer of the liver parenchyma ("hepato-" = liver), arising from malignant epithelial cells ("carcinoma"), would be called a hepatocarcinoma , while a malignancy ...

  9. List of acronyms: A - Wikipedia

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    This list contains acronyms, initialisms, and pseudo-blends that begin with the letter A.. For the purposes of this list: acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars