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Paget's disease |
1. A type of cancer usually involving the breast's larger ducts, areola and nipples. 2. A disease characterized by weakened and deformed bones. |
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palate |
The roof of the mouth. |
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palliative |
Controlling symptoms without curing the disease |
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pallor |
Pale appearance of the skin. |
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palpate |
To feel with the fingers. |
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palpebra |
The eyelid. |
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palpitation |
A sensation that the heart is beating too rapidly or strongly |
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palsy |
See paralysis. |
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panacea |
A remedy for all diseases. |
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pancreas |
A gland located below and behind the stomach and liver that produces insulin and glucagon, the hormones involved in carbohydrate metabolism |
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