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Crotch
A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower limbs divide. The word 'crotch' is thought to be related to the word 'crutch' since the first crutches were likely fashioned from the…
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Show more- Laxative Something that loosens the bowels. Used to combat constipation (and sometimes overused, producing diarrhea)…
- IUD (intrauterine contraceptive device) A device inserted into the uterus (womb) to prevent conception (pregnancy). The IUD can be a coil, loop…
- Thyroid storm Thyroid storm is a severe, life-threatening condition caused by an excess of thyroid hormone. A number of…
- Celiac disease, adult See Celiac sprue
- Fibulin 5 A protein that belongs to a family of extracellular proteins expressed in the basement membranes of blood…
- Physiologic stress test Stress test: Although there can be a diversity of physiologic stress tests, this refers here to a physiologic…
- Macewen operation A surgical operation for inguinal hernia designed by Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon in Glascow…
- Uterus cancer See: Uterine cancer
- Reaction, polymerase chain See: Vasovagal reaction.
- Insecticide-treated bednet A bednet that has been treated with insecticide to protect against mosquitos and malaria. 'Provision of…
- Meningomyelocele Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine but some of the spinal cord itself through a defect in the…
- Venereal disease A disease that is contracted and transmitted by sexual contact, caused by microorganisms that survive on the…