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Douche
A stream of water directed at any part of the body or any body cavity, often into the vagina, for cleansing or medicinal purposes. A douche can be with a simple solution of vinegar in water. Some commercial douche solutions have somewhat…
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Show more- Dyskinesia Difficulty or distortion in performing voluntary movements, as in tic, chorea, spasm, or myoclonus. The term…
- Japanese encephalitis A mosquito-borne viral infection, the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. Japanese encephalitis…
- Uterus cancer See: Uterine cancer
- Randomized controlled trial (RCT) A study in which people are allocated at random (by chance alone) to receive one of several clinical…
- Glioblastoma multiforme A type of tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue in the brain. It is highly malignant, grows very…
- Bottlefeeding The use of a substitute for breast milk for feeding infants. Pediatricians generally advise exclusively…
- ENGERIX-B A vaccine against hepatitis B (hep B) to stimulate the body's immune system to produce antibodies against the…
- GIFT A technique in which the male and female cells required to begin reproduction are injected into the fallopian…
- Artery spasm, coronary See: Coronary artery spasm
- ATM Symbol for the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene. The protein made by the ATM gene functions to…
- Anesthesia, caudal epidural See Caudal anesthesia
- Chrematophobia Fear of money. Although born to a wealthy family, he has chrematophobia and lives a spare life. From the…