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Macrogenitosomia
Condition in which the external sex organs are prematurely enlarged or abnormally enlarged. In males, it is caused by an excess of the hormone androgen during fetal development. In females, the clitoris may be enlarged enough to resemble a…
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- Laser, argon See: Argon laser
- Expectoration A big polysyllabic word for sputum or the act of bringing up and spitting out sputum. From the Latin…
- Hypoxic Pertaining to hypoxia, a subnormal concentration of oxygen.
- Succenturiate In anatomy 'succenturiate' means substituting for or accessory to an organ. For example, see Succenturiate…
- RNA polymerase A polymerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the joining of many smaller molecules (called monomers) to form a…
- Leuk- Prefix meaning white, as in leukemia. Leuk-and leuko-, the form used before a consonant, come from the Greek…
- Kidney One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear 'poisons' from the…
- Tube, nasogastric See: Nasogastric tube
- Belly pain Pain in the abdomen. See: Abdominal pain
- Vocal cord One of two small bands of muscle within the larynx. These muscles vibrate to produce the voice. The vocal…
- Acrodynia Pain in the extremities (the hands and feet)