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Prostatitis, nonbacterial
Prostatitis, nonbacterial: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a walnut-sized organ below the male bladder that surrounds the urethra and contributes fluid to the semen. Nonbacterial prostatitis is…
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Show more- HHV-4 Human herpesvirus 4. See Epstein-Barr virus.
- Acute pain Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time. As opposed to chronic pain
- Patient autonomy The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to…
- State cancer registry >Monitor cancer trends over time. >Determine cancer patterns in various populations. >Guide planning and…
- HeLa cell One of the cells grown from the cervical cancer of a young African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks. HeLa…
- Y-linked inheritance Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Meningomyelocele Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine but some of the spinal cord itself through a defect in the…
- Albumen The white of an egg, the part of the egg from which meringues are made. Albus in Latin is white. Not to be…
- Mouth mirror A little mirror on a rod that is used to examine the teeth and other structures within the mouth
- Portal vein A large vein that carries blood from the stomach and the intestines to the liver. The portal vein is formed…
- Smad3 A protein in a pathway that helps prevent tumors. Smad3 is a player in a cellular network relay system called…
- Encephalitis, St. Louis A disease caused by a virus (first observed in Illinois in 1932) transmitted from birds to the common Culex…