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| | Lesion definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
 | | For example, a biopsy of a skin lesion may prove it to be benign or malignant, or evolving into a malignant lesion (called a premalignant lesion). | | | A peripheral lesion involves the nerves away from the spinal cord and does not involve the central nervous system. | | | There is a virtually endless assortment of lesions in medicine: primary lesions, secondary lesions, impaction lesions, indiscriminate lesions, irritative lesions, etc. Many are named for people including the Armanni-Ebstein lesion, a Bankart lesion, a Blumenthal lesion, and so on. |
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http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=4135
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| | Skin lesion removal |
| | The curet is pulled over the skin lesion in repeated strokes to remove one portion of the lesion at a time. | | | Skin lesion removal employs a variety of techniques, from relatively simple biopsies to more complex surgical excisions, to remove lesions that range from benign growths to malignant melanoma. | | | A variety of techniques are used to remove skin lesions. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/skin_lesion_removal.jsp
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| | Skin lesion biopsy |
| | A skin lesion biopsy is the process of removing a portion of skin from a patient for diagnostic examination. | | | Fluid-filled lesions may be examined by skin lesion aspiration instead of skin lesion biopsy. | | | Punch biopsies are most often used for deeper skin lesions. |
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http://www.shands.org/health/information/article/003840.htm
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| | Skin lesion aspiration |
| | A needle is inserted into a skin lesion or skin abscess, which may contain fluid or pus. | | | There will be a pricking sensation as the needle enters the skin. | | | This test is used to help determine the cause of a fluid-filled skin lesion. |
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http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/003451.htm?terms=anesthetic+considerations
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Skin lesion KOH exam |
| | The lesion is scraped, using a blunt edge such as the edge of a microscope slide. | | | You may feel a pressure sensation when the lesion is scraped from the skin. | | | This may indicate ringworm, athlete's foot, jock itch, or many other fungal infections. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003761.htm
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| | Cutaneous LE is divided into 3 subsets based on: clinical appearance of the skin lesion, frequency of anti-nuclear antibodies, and association with systemic lupus
.. | | | Brief Hx and PE (need to look at patient as a whole, determine lesion distribution) 2. | | | Bimodal: • commonly in infants, scalp or diaper area • older people, end stage of dandruff - no erythema or inflam usually in SB • most common "butterfly" rash on face, not lupus Affects face and infrequently other skin folds, axillary, inguinal, inframammary Symmetrical areas, not well demarcated. |
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http://www.med.unc.edu/wms/firstaid/FirstAid2/osy-DermNotes.DOC
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| | Dieulafoy's lesion: A rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding - MayoClinic.com |
| | Endoscopic procedures to seal the lesion, such as with heat (cauterization), surgical clips, rubber bands or lasers | | | A doctor may locate the bleeding with endoscopy. | | | Dieulafoy's lesion is a rare cause of severe gastrointestinal bleeding that requires emergency medical treatment. |
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dieulafoys-lesion/AN00705
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| | The MSDS HyperGlossary: Lesion |
| | Lesions can occur in various parts of the body such as the skin and other organs. | | | A lesion is tissue which has been structurally changed due to disease or injury and usually occurs as or includes a fissure, wound, or other break in the tissue. | | | Exposure to corrosive chemicals and irritants can cause skin lesions (wounds), while others can cause lesions, tumors or ulcers on the internal organs on chronic (long-term) exposure. |
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http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/lesion.html
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| | National Cancer Institute - Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
| | May also refer to the process of keeping a lesion or disease in a specific location or site. | | | A lesion may be benign (noncancercous) or malignant (cancerous). | | | An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors. |
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http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=L
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| | Oropharynx lesion biopsy |
| | An oropharynx lesion biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which tissue from an abnormal growth or lesion (such as a mouth sore) is removed for analysis. | | | After the anesthetic wears off, the area may be tender or sore for a few days. | | | This test is performed to determine the specific cause of a lesion in the mouth. |
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http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/003850.htm
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| | BERC Publications: What is a DNA Lesion? |
| | Consequently, a biologically meaningful prescription to identify a lesion in the DNA is as follows: | | | So that the spectrum of damage sites can be assigned to a set damage categories in a quantitative and biologically meaningful way, it is useful to have a quantitative prescription to identify a lesion and to assign some biologically meaning properties to the lesion. | | | J.F. Ward, Radiation mutagenesis: the initial DNA lesions responsible. |
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http://www.pnl.gov/berc/bg/WhatIsALesion.html
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| | SLAP Lesion |
| | This is the area of the SLAP lesion. | | | SLAP is an acronym for Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior. |
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http://www.athleticadvisor.com/Injuries/UE/Shoulder/slap_lesion.htm
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| | Lesion |
| | Mute drummer, who had his tongue yanked out at age nine by an angry reindeer, is like some unholy windmill, relentlessly pummeling his kit, a terrifying rhythm robot. | | | Pod, Lesion's bass player, delivers the most profound chug lines you'll ever bang your head to. | | | Perhaps the foxiest bachelor of the band, he plays bass with deadly impunity. |
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