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Preputiotomy
Incision of the prepuce of the penis to relieve phimosis.
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Prepuce of the clitoris
A fold of the labia minora that covers the clitoris.
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Prepotent
To the greater power of one parent to transmit inherited characteristics to the offspring.
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Preplacental
Occurring prior to formation of the placenta.
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Preperception
The anticipation of a perception. This intensifies the response to the perception.
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Prepatent period
The period between the time of introduction of parasitic organisms into the body and their appearance in the blood or tissues.
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Prepatent
Before becoming evident or manifest.
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Preparative regimen
High doses of cancer chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, used prior to bone marrow or cord blood transplantation to eliminate the recipient’s blood-forming cells. Very high doses of drugs and/or radiation are used to eliminate as many diseased cells from the recipient’s marrow as possible. As a result, the recipient’s normal blood cells are also destroyed.…
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Heart-lung preparation
In animal studies and in open-heart surgery, the use of devices that take over the function of the heart and lungs while those organs are being treated or possibly replaced.
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Corrosion preparation
In anatomical and pathology investigations, hollow organs and structures such as vessels are filled with a liquid substance that hardens. Then the surrounding tissues are dissolved by use of suitable chemicals. This leaves a cast of the structures.
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