| modified radical mastectomy |
removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
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| modified Bruce protocol |
an alteration in the Bruce protocol so that the treadmill is initially horizontal rather than uphill, with the first few intervals increasing the treadmill slope only.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| modified smallpox |
a variety of smallpox occurring in previously vaccinated, partially immune individuals in which all signs and symptoms are less severe than in other varieties of smallpox; depending on whether the rash is present and its density, this variety is divided into four types: that in which no rash occurs (variola sine eruptione), and confluent, discrete, and semiconfluent. Called also varioloid.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| modified radical mastectomy |
a treatment for breast cancer in which the entire breast, a section of the chest muscle, and lymph nodes in the chest and underarm are removed
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_m.asp
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| modified radical mastectomy |
Surgery that removes the entire breast, including some axillary (underarm) lymph nodes; also known as Patey mastectomy. In some cases, the pectoralis minor (upper chest muscle) may be removed if it is cancerous or blocks the removal of lymph nodes.
Ãâó: www.ehealthmd.com/library/breastcancer/BRC_glossar...
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