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Prostatitis, acute bacterial
Prostatitis, acute bacterial: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial infection. The symptoms include chills, fever, pain in the lower back and genital area, body aches, burning or painful urination, and…
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- Compound fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. NTER> Note that a…
- Litmus test 1. A test to determine the acidity and alkalinity of a solution. See: Litmus. 2. Figuratively, any test in…
- Valsalva maneuver A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air…
- Ayurveda India's traditional, natural system of medicine that has been practiced for more than 5,000 years. Ayurveda…
- Biological therapy Biological therapy: Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight…
- Fovea centralis See: Fovea.
- Gray's Anatomy A book entitled 'Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical' by Henry Gray appeared in 1858. Little could Dr. Gray have…
- Angry Pertaining to anger, an emotional state that may range in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and…
- Margaret Mead See: Mead, Margaret