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Sexual masochism
Sexual masochism is a disorder in which individuals use sexual fantasies, urges or behaviors involving the act (real, not simulated) of being humiliated, beaten or otherwise made to suffer in order to achieve sexual excitement and climax…
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- Flaviviridae A family of viruses transmitted by mosquitos and ticks that cause some important diseases, including dengue…
- C-section Short for Caesarian section, a procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Adductor spasmodic dysphonia A disorder in which sudden muscle spasms cause the vocal folds (or vocal cords) to slam together. See…
- Hyperplasia, endometrial A condition characterized by overgrowth of the lining of the uterus. Hyperplasia means overgrowth. The…
- Childbed fever Fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. The fever is also called…
- ICSI Jaundice. At least one medical dictionary defines icterus as the presence of jaundice seen in the sclera of…
- Asphyxia Impaired or impeded breathing.
- JPC Juvenile polyposis coli. See: Juvenile polyposis
- White subungual onychomycosis, proximal The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Microvascular Pertaining to the microvasculature, the portion of the vasculature of the body consisting of the smaller…
- Angiotensin A family of peptides (smaller than proteins) that act as vasoconstrictors to narrow blood vessels