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Exercise and Physical Fitness medical terminology definition


There are 1,440 minutes in every day. Schedule 30 of them for physical activity!

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Ovarian Cancer medical terminology definition


Ovarian cancer usually happens in women over age 50, but it can also affect younger women. Its cause is unknown. Ovarian cancer is hard to detect early.

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Refractive Errors medical terminology definition

Also called: Farsightedness, Hyperopia, Myopia, Nearsightedness
Your cornea is the clear front part of your eye. It is like a window that controls and focuses the light coming into the eye. If your cornea has an irregular shape, the light does not focus properly. Everything looks blurry. This is a refractive error.

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Cosmetics medical terminology definition

Also called: Makeup
Cosmetics are products you apply to your body to clean it, make it more attractive or change the way it looks. They include

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Kidney Cancer medical terminology definition

Also called: Hypernephroma, Renal adenocarcinoma, Renal cell cancer
You have two kidneys. They are fist-sized organs on either side of your backbone above your waist. The tubes inside filter and clean your blood, taking out waste products and making urine. Kidney cancer forms in the lining of tiny tubes inside your kidneys. It happens most often in people over 40. Risk factors include smoking, having certain genetic conditions and misusing pain medicines for a long time.

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Tuberous Sclerosis medical terminology definition

Also called: TSC, Tuberous sclerosis complex
Tuberous sclerosis is a rare genetic disease that causes noncancerous tumors to grow in the brain and other organs. Symptoms vary depending on the location of the tumors. Common symptoms include

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AIDS medical terminology definition

Also called: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus
AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the most advanced stages of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus that kills or damages cells of the body’s immune system.

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Cancer in Children medical terminology definition


Cancer begins in the cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, new cells form as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes, this process goes wrong. New cells form when you don’t need them, and old cells don’t die when they should. The extra cells can form a tumor. Benign tumors aren’t cancer while malignant ones are. Malignant tumor cells can invade nearby tissues or break away and spread to other parts of the body.

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Evaluating Health Information medical terminology definition


Millions of consumers get health information from magazines, TV or the Internet. Some of the information is reliable and up to date; some is not. How can you tell the good from the bad?

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta medical terminology definition

Also called: Brittle bone disease, OI
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder in which bones break easily. Sometimes the bones break for no known reason. OI can also cause weak muscles, brittle teeth, a curved spine and hearing loss. The cause is a gene defect that affects how you make collagen, a protein that helps make bones strong. Usually you inherit the faulty gene from a parent. Sometimes, it is due to a mutation, a random gene change.

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