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  • 21diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… …

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  • 22human embryology — ▪ biology Introduction       the process encompassing the period from the formation of an embryo, through the development of a fetus, to birth.       The human body, like that of most animals, develops from a single cell produced by the union of… …

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  • 23carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other …

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  • 24layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam …

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  • 25Neuromusculoskeletal — The neuromusculoskeletal system refers to the structures, functions and interactions between the nervous system, muscles and the skeleton. Also known as the musculoskeletal or locomotor system) is an organ system that gives animals (including… …

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  • 26Syndromes neurologiques paranéoplasiques — Les syndromes neurologiques paranéoplasiques sont rares et surviennent chez environ 1 % des patients souffrant de cancer. Les SNP précèdent la survenue du cancer dans près de 80 % des cas. Si toutes les parties du système nerveux… …

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