| ER | efficiency ratio; epigastric region; ejection rate; electroresection; emergency room; endoplasmic re... |
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| mast | mastectomy; mastoid |
| POMONA | pregnancy and postpartum, osteoporosis, mastectomy rehabilitation, osteoarthritis, nerve pain, athle... |
| SM | Master of Science; sadomasochism; self-monitoring; silicon microphysiometer; simple mastectomy; skim... |
| RND | Radical Neck Dissection |
| mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> An operation to remove the whole breast. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| mastectomy, segmental | Removal of only enough breast tissue to ensure that the margins of the resected surgical specimen are free of tumour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy, simple | Removal of only the breast tissue and nipple and a small portion of the overlying skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastectomy, subcutaneous | Excision of breast tissue with preservation of overlying skin, nipple, and areola so that breast form may be reconstructed. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prophylactic mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgery to remove a breast before it has cancer. (16 Dec 1997) |
| segmental mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure in which only a portion of the breast is removed, including the cancer and the surrounding margin of healthy breast tissue. (09 Oct 1997) |
| simple mastectomy | Excision of the breast including the nipple, areola, and most of the overlying skin. Synonym: total mastectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the breast tissue but not the overlying skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
| total mastectomy | Excision of the breast including the nipple, areola, and most of the overlying skin. Synonym: total mastectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid radical | A radical formed from an acid by loss of one or more hydrogen ions; e.g., SO4-, NO3-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical | 1. <chemistry> An atom or or electrically neutral group that has one or more unpaired electrons. 2. <botany> Of leaves, clustered at the base of the stem. (09 Oct 1997) |
| radical cystectomy | Surgery to remove the bladder as well as nearby tissues and organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| radical, free | In biochemistry, it is a group of atoms bonded together into an entity that is extremely reactive and shortlived. (a free radical is not a political extremist on parole.) (12 Dec 1998) |
| radical hysterectomy | Complete removal of the uterus, upper vagina, and parametrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical mastoidectomy | An operation to exteriorise and join the mastoid air cells, the middle ear space, and the external meatus, often for extensive cholesteatoma. Synonym: tympanomeatomastoidectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |