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Venereal wart
A wart that is confined primarily to the moist skin of the genitals. These warts are due to viruses belonging to the family of human papilloma viruses (HPVs) which are transmitted through sexual contact. The virus can also be transmitted…
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Show more- GERD surgery (fundoplication) A surgical technique that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Receptor 1. In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and…
- Ergot Ergot could be called a 'cereal killer' for it comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable…
- Low vision A visual impairment, not corrected by standard glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, that interferes…
- Artery, pulmonary See: Pulmonary artery
- Grief Therapy for people who have unusually serious grief reactions. The goal of grief therapy is to identify and…
- Penis, small A penis that is abnormally small, also known as micropenis. In medical practice, the dimension of the penis…
- Leptin A hormone that has a central role in fat metabolism. Leptin was originally thought to be a signal to lose…
- Prokaryote A unicellular organism lacking a nuclear membrane, a discrete nucleus, and other specialized compartments…
- Saphenous vein The saphenous veins -- there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins - serve as the principal veins…
- Colinearity 1. In general, the arrangement of one sequence in the same linear order as another sequence.2. In…
- IUGR 1. Originally, intrauterine growth retardation.2. More recently, intrauterine growth restriction.