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Colporrhaphy
Surgical repair of the vagina. The -rrhaphy part of the word comes from the Greek raphe meaning suture
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Show more- Melanoma thickness A method for determining the prognosis (outlook) with melanoma. The thickness of a melanoma is related to the…
- Human lymphotropic virus III Another name for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of AIDS.
- Penis, small A penis that is abnormally small, also known as micropenis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis…
- Alb- Prefix from the Latin 'albus' meaning 'white.' As in albino and albinism. The term 'albino' was first applied…
- Amyloidosis, hereditary Amyloidosis, hereditary: A familial (inherited) disorder in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in…
- Pseudoexfoliation syndrome An eye condition that often leads to glaucoma. Called the pseudoexfoliation syndrome because deposits on the…
- Sjogren syndrome Sjogren syndrome: An autoimmune disease that classically combines dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of…
- Chondrodystrophic myotonia See: Schwartz-Jampel syndrome
- Disease, mad deer See Chronic wasting disease
- CPM machine A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…
- Phrenic pacing See: Diaphragm pacing
- Gorlin syndrome Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…