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Cervical cap
A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier contraceptive device. A spermicide is applied to the cap before insertion to kill sperm. A cervical cap is basically a small snug diaphragm…
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Show more- Adjacent Lying nearby. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and circumjacent. From ad-, near + the Latin…
- Jacksonian epilepsy See: Epilepsy, Jacksonian
- Arterial tension The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the intra-arterial pressure
- Syndrome, Poland A unique pattern of one-sided malformations characterized by a defect of the chest (pectoralis) muscle on one…
- Morton metatarsalgia See: Morton's neuroma
- Medical helminthology The field of medicine that pertains to helminths (worms) capable of disease in people. For more about these…
- Bladder infection Infection of the urinary bladder. Some people are at more risk for bladder and other urinary tract infections…
- Parotid gland The largest of the three major salivary glands, it is located in front and below the ear and behind the jaw…
- Familial Parkinson disease type 1 A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to mutation in the…
- Fibroid A benign tumor of the uterus and the single most common indication for hysterectomy. Fibroids can be present…
- Teratogen, coumadin as The anticoagulant ('blood- thinner') coumadin is a known teratogen, an agent that can disturb the development…
- Sulfonamides The sulfa-related group of antibiotics, which are used to treat bacterial infection and some fungal…