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Impaired glucose tolerance
A congenital malformation (a birth defect) in which the rectum is a blind alley (a cul-de-sac) and there is no anus. The anus is imperforate in the sense that the normal perforation we call the anus is absent. The end of the intestinal…
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- Diesel exhaust The exhaust generated by diesel engines. This exhaust is a complex mixture of combustion products of diesel…
- Gay A person who is homosexual, especially a male homosexual. The word 'gay' in this regard may denote the…
- Bone Bone is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and…
- Lightning injuries A sensation of flashing lights is created when the vitreous (the clear, jelly-like substance that fills the…
- Douching Using water or a medicated solution to clean the vagina. Vaginal douching has been done for many, many years…
- Cell, stem An ancestral cell, the most primitive type of cell. Stem cells are relatively unspecialized…
- Human T-lymphotropic virus type III An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus, now commonly called HIV
- Paraneoplastic syndrome The collective signs and symptoms caused by a substance emanating from a tumor or in reaction to a tumor…
- Chickenpox immunization Immunization designed to prevent or lessen the severity of the common disease known as chickenpox. The…
- Skeleton, bones of the The human body has 206 bones. These consist of 80 axial (head and trunk) bones and 126 appendicular (upper…
- Therapy, gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…