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In reference to an abnormal tissue growth neoplasm (cancer), having the property of locally invasive and destructive growth and metastasis (spreading). Semantics prevail. For example, invasive pituitary tumors are not thought to be malignant.
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Imaging examination of the breast by means of x-rays Used for screening and diagnosis of breast disease. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance may also be used to image the breast.
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Damage to the brain due to the bulk of a tumor, the blockage of fluid, or excess accumulation of fluid within the skull. Damage to the brain due to the bulk of a tumor, the blockage of fluid, or excess accumulation of fluid within the skull.
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The word medial comes from the Latin medialis, from medius, meaning the middle. Medial is the adjective corresponding to the noun median, as in the median in a highway. Pertaining to the middle; in or toward the middle; nearer the middle of the body. Medial is as...
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Median means the middle value. An equal number of people live longer as die earlier than the median.
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A semi-synthetic medication which is close in structure and function to the naturally occurring female sex hormone, progesterone. A synthetic steroid progestational hormone that is used especially in the treatment of amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding, in...
