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Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. The principal areas of plastic surgery include two broad ... > more -
Ultrasound
Ultrasound is sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, approximately 20 kilohertz (20,000 hertz). Some animals, such as dogs, dolphins, bats, and mice have an upper limit ... > more -
Breast implant
A breast implant is a prosthesis used in cosmetic surgery to enlarge the size of a woman's breasts (known as breast augmentation), or to reconstruct the breast (e.g., to correct genetic deformities ... > more -
Soy protein
Soy protein is generally regarded as the storage protein held in discrete particles called protein bodies which are estimated to contain at least 60-70% of the total soybean protein. Soybeans are a ... > more -
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during ... > more -
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries). Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from ... > more
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