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Penis, cancer of the
Cancer of the penis is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells originate in the tissues of the penis. Cancer of the penis is rare in the United States. Men who are not circumcised at birth may have a higher risk for getting cancer of…
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- Fever, epidemic hemorrhagic A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and…
- BP Commonly used abbreviation for blood pressure. On a medical chart, you might see 'BP90/60 T98.6 Ht60/reg…
- Lentigo A type of freckle that is a small tan, brown, or black spot which tends to be darker than the usual…
- Binswanger disease A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white-matter of the brain causing loss of…
- Disease, hydroxyapatite crystal The inflammation caused by hydroxyapatite crystals has been referred to as hydroxyapatite crystal disease…
- Hypoosmolarity In biochemistry, an abnormal decrease in the osmolarity of the body fluids
- Growing pains Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend…
- Hypothyroidism, congenital Hypothyroidism, congenital: Underactivity of the thyroid gland at birth, resulting in growth retardation…
- CBER Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research: Part of the FDA (the US Food & Drug Administration)
- Sleeplessness Insomnia. See also Fatal familial insomnia
- Passive immunity Immunity produced by the transfer to one person of antibodies that were produced by another person…