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  2. List of medical abbreviations: A - Wikipedia

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    adult-onset diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 2) AOM: acute otitis media: AOE: acute otitis externa: a.p. before a meal (from Latin ante prandium) AP: action potential alkaline phosphatase angina pectoris anteroposterior apical area postrema: A&P: auscultation and percussion anatomy and physiology: A/P: anatomy and physiology ...

  3. Pulse diagnosis - Wikipedia

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    The first pulse closest to the wrist is the cun (inch, 寸) position, the second guan (gate, 關), and the third pulse position furthest away from the wrist is the chi (foot, 尺). There are two main systems of diagnostic interpretation of pulse findings utilised in the Chinese medicine system.

  4. Proliferative index - Wikipedia

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    Proliferation, as one of the hallmarks and most fundamental biological processes in tumors, [1] is associated with tumor progression, response to therapy, and cancer patient survival. [2] Consequently, the evaluation of a tumor proliferative index (or growth fraction) has clinical significance in characterizing many solid tumors and hematologic ...

  5. Pulse - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, the pulse is the rhythmic throbbing of each artery in response to the cardiac cycle (heartbeat). [1] The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the neck (carotid artery), wrist (radial artery or ulnar artery), at the groin (femoral artery), behind the knee (popliteal artery), near the ankle joint ...

  6. Her hands and feet were going numb. Then she learned ... - AOL

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    The type of cancer Smith had, dysgerminoma, is a germ cell tumor in the ovary and the most common ovarian tumor found in women between 20 and 30, according to the National Library of Medicine.

  7. Cancer cell - Wikipedia

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    Cancer cells are cells that divide continually, forming solid tumors or flooding the blood or lymph with abnormal cells.Cell division is a normal process used by the body for growth and repair.

  8. If you're feeling pins and needles in your feet, it may mean this

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    The condition is caused by compression of the posterior tibial nerve (which is found in your foot) and can cause symptoms like pain, tingling, or numbness in your foot, according to Johns Hopkins ...

  9. Leukemia - Wikipedia

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    People with hairy cell leukemia who are symptom-free typically do not receive immediate treatment. Treatment is generally considered necessary when the person shows signs and symptoms such as low blood cell counts (e.g., infection-fighting neutrophil count below 1.0 K/μL), frequent infections, unexplained bruises, anemia, or fatigue that is ...