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Posthitis
Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis). In the uncircumcised male, posthitis and balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) usually occur together as balanoposthitis: inflammation of both the…
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- Ear wax Ear wax: A natural wax-like substance secreted by special glands in the skin on the outer part of the ear…
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- Kanner syndrome (Also called autism). A spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders characterized by deficits in social…
- Infectivity The proportion of persons exposed to an infectious agent who become infected by it
- Reporting, unique identifier In public health, a system that uses information such as the person's birth date and part of their…
- Bone cancer Bone cancer: A malignancy in bone. Primary bone cancer, one that begins in bone, is uncommon but it is not…
- Snuffbox, anatomical A hollow seen on the radial aspect (the thumbside) of the dorsum (the back) of the wrist when the thumb is…
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) >To provide responsible advocacy for and education of patients and the public in all health-related matters…
- Varicocele A common scrotal condition characterized by elongation and enlargement of the network of veins leaving the…
- Angelman syndrome Angelman syndrome: An important genetic syndrome characterized by severe motor and intellectual retardation…
- Glans penis, inflammation of the Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis is called balanitis. In the uncircumcised male…