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Excisional
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ExcisionalPertaining to the act of excision, of removal by surgery. An excisional biopsy is one in which the lesion is removed by the biopsy.
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Excision
1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision repair.
Surgery
Treating diseases or other medical conditions by operating on a patient to remove or repair parts of the body.
Excisional
Pertaining to the act of excision, of removal by surgery. An excisional biopsy is one in which the lesion is removed by the biopsy.
Biopsy
Surgical removal of a piece of tissue from a person for microscopic examination to make a diagnosis (eg to determine whether abnormal cells such as cancer cells are present).
Lesion
Injury of bodily tissue due to infection, trauma or neoplasm
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Excimer laser
A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum.
Excise
To remove by cutting.
Excision
1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision repair.
Excisional biopsy
A biopsy in which an entire biopsy in which an entire lesion, is removed. A excisional biopsy is in contrast to an incisional biopsy in which only a sample of tissue is cut into (incised) and removed.
Excitement phase
The first of the four sexual phases delineated by Masters and Johnson.
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Excess selenium
Too much selenium (selenosis) which may cause reversible balding and brittle nails, give a garlic odor to the breath, and cause intestinal distress, weakness and slowed mental functioning. People who chronically consume more than the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of selenium -- in adults, the UL is 400 micrograms per day of selenium -- are at risk for developing selenosis.
Excessive daytime sleepiness
A neurological disorder in which there is a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Excessive daytime sleepiness is also known as narcolepsy.
Exchange, gas
The primary function of the lungs involving the transfer of oxygen from inhaled air into the blood and the transfer of carbon dioxide from the blood into the exhaled air.
Excimer laser
A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum.
Excision
1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision repair.
Excisional
Excisional biopsy
A biopsy in which an entire biopsy in which an entire lesion, is removed. A excisional biopsy is in contrast to an incisional biopsy in which only a sample of tissue is cut into (incised) and removed.
Exclamation point hair
Exclamation point hair is a key diagnostic finding in a disorder called alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is patchy baldness (alopecia means baldness and areata means occurring in patches) which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes progresses to complete baldness and even loss of body hair. The hair loss tends to be rather rapid and asymmetrical and is different than male pattern baldness.Alopecia areata affects both males and females. It tends to occur most often in children and young adults but older individuals can also be affected.The most common pattern of alopecia areata is one or more spots of hair loss on the scalp. There is also a form with more generalized thinning. When all of the scalp hair is lost, it is called alopecia totalis. Loss of all of the hairs on the body is called alopecia universalis.
Excrescence
An abnormal outgrowth as, for example, a wart.
Exemestane
An oral antiestrogen. Exemestane inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the estrogens (estradiol and estrone) and thereby lowers their levels.
Exercise test
A test (sometimes called the treadmill test or exercise treadmill test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) recording of the heart is made as the patient performs increasing levels of exercise on the treadmill which is tilted to produce the effect of going up a small hill. The patient can stop the test at any time, if necessary. Afterwards the patient has heart and blood pressure checked. There is very little risk in taking the test in healthy persons -- no more than if a person walks fast or jogs up a big hill. Medical professionals should be present in case something unusual happens during the test. The exercise test screens for the presence of narrowed coronary arteries that can limit the supply of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle during exercise. The test also detects abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Excision
1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision repair.
Surgery
Treating diseases or other medical conditions by operating on a patient to remove or repair parts of the body.
Excisional
Pertaining to the act of excision, of removal by surgery. An excisional biopsy is one in which the lesion is removed by the biopsy.
Biopsy
Surgical removal of a piece of tissue from a person for microscopic examination to make a diagnosis (eg to determine whether abnormal cells such as cancer cells are present).
Lesion
Injury of bodily tissue due to infection, trauma or neoplasm
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Excimer laser
A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum.
Excise
To remove by cutting.
Excision
1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision repair.
Excisional biopsy
A biopsy in which an entire biopsy in which an entire lesion, is removed. A excisional biopsy is in contrast to an incisional biopsy in which only a sample of tissue is cut into (incised) and removed.
Excitement phase
The first of the four sexual phases delineated by Masters and Johnson.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Excess selenium
Too much selenium (selenosis) which may cause reversible balding and brittle nails, give a garlic odor to the breath, and cause intestinal distress, weakness and slowed mental functioning. People who chronically consume more than the tolerable upper intake level (UL) of selenium -- in adults, the UL is 400 micrograms per day of selenium -- are at risk for developing selenosis.
Excessive daytime sleepiness
A neurological disorder in which there is a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Excessive daytime sleepiness is also known as narcolepsy.
Exchange, gas
The primary function of the lungs involving the transfer of oxygen from inhaled air into the blood and the transfer of carbon dioxide from the blood into the exhaled air.
Excimer laser
A laser that emits very concentrated light in the ultraviolet (UV) region of the spectrum.
Excision
1. Surgical removal, as in the excision of a tumor. 2. The removal as if by surgery, as in base excision repair.
Excisional
Excisional biopsy
A biopsy in which an entire biopsy in which an entire lesion, is removed. A excisional biopsy is in contrast to an incisional biopsy in which only a sample of tissue is cut into (incised) and removed.
Exclamation point hair
Exclamation point hair is a key diagnostic finding in a disorder called alopecia areata. Alopecia areata is patchy baldness (alopecia means baldness and areata means occurring in patches) which typically begins with patchy hair loss on the scalp and sometimes progresses to complete baldness and even loss of body hair. The hair loss tends to be rather rapid and asymmetrical and is different than male pattern baldness.Alopecia areata affects both males and females. It tends to occur most often in children and young adults but older individuals can also be affected.The most common pattern of alopecia areata is one or more spots of hair loss on the scalp. There is also a form with more generalized thinning. When all of the scalp hair is lost, it is called alopecia totalis. Loss of all of the hairs on the body is called alopecia universalis.
Excrescence
An abnormal outgrowth as, for example, a wart.
Exemestane
An oral antiestrogen. Exemestane inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands that produces the estrogens (estradiol and estrone) and thereby lowers their levels.
Exercise test
A test (sometimes called the treadmill test or exercise treadmill test) in which a continuous electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) recording of the heart is made as the patient performs increasing levels of exercise on the treadmill which is tilted to produce the effect of going up a small hill. The patient can stop the test at any time, if necessary. Afterwards the patient has heart and blood pressure checked. There is very little risk in taking the test in healthy persons -- no more than if a person walks fast or jogs up a big hill. Medical professionals should be present in case something unusual happens during the test. The exercise test screens for the presence of narrowed coronary arteries that can limit the supply of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle during exercise. The test also detects abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
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