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Condyloma subcutaneum
Molluscum contagiosum. Wartlike growths around the anus and genitals caused by a virus. Molluscum contagiosum is a contagious disease of the skin marked by the occurrence of soft rounded tumors of the skin caused by the growth of a virus…
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Show more- Sphenoid 1. Shaped like a wedge. 2. Relating to the sphenoid bone (which is wedge-shaped)
- Uterus, prolapsed A uterus that has moved from its normal position in the abdominal cavity, usually into a lower position…
- Behavior, automatic A behavior that is performed without conscious knowledge and that does not appear to be under conscious…
- Syndrome, Johnson-Stevens See: Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
- Myoclonic twitch A rapid, involuntary muscle contraction, particularly near the eye. Myoclonic tics resemble, and may be…
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia An acute (sudden onset), rapidly progressing form of leukemia that is characterized by the presence in the…
- Signature 1) That part of the prescription that contains the doctor's directions to the patient. For example, the…
- Fear of loneliness An abnormal and persistent fear of loneliness, of being alone. Sufferers of this fear experience undue…
- Arhythmia We do not usually give a misspelling but this is a frequent misspelling of arrhythmia (with two r's), meaning…
- Lanugo Downy hair on the body of the fetus and newborn baby. It is the first hair to be produced by the fetal hair…
- Salivary gland One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid…
- Postmaturity Overly mature, overly developed, especially as regards a baby. A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after…