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Show more- Penis, inflammation of the head of the Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis is called balanitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- King's evil An old term for tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck. Also known as scrofula
- Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- Bifid uvula The uvula, the little V-shaped fleshy mass hanging from the back of the soft palate, is cleft or split. Cleft…
- Assisted suicide Suicide: The deliberate hastening of death by a terminally ill patient with assistance from a doctor, family…
- Pulse, water hammer A jerky pulse that is full and then collapses because of aortic insufficiency (when blood ejected into the…
- DES Diethylstilbestrol, the earliest synthetic (man-made) form of a hormone in the estrogen class. DES was once…
- Knee The knee is a joint which has three parts. The thigh bone (the femur) meets the large shin bone (the tibia)…
- Eye, no Also called anophthalmia, a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the globe. Anophthalmia refers…
- Syndrome, Tourette Syndrome, Tourette: A tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics, probably…
- Vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional (BPPV) A balance disorder that results in the sudden onset of dizziness, spinning, or vertigo when moving the head
- Guthrie test A simple screening blood test for phenylketonuria (PKU). The Guthrie test was the original impetus to newborn…