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German measles (historical note)
In 1941 N. M. Gregg, an Australian ophthalmologist, recognized that infection of the mother with German measles (rubella) during early pregnancy could malform an embryo and cause a characteristic syndrome of congenital malformations. The…
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- Open-angle glaucoma Glaucoma: Glaucoma in which the aqueous (fluid) that flows through the pupil into the anterior (front)…
- Syndrome, nervous colon A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Transvestite A person who dresses in the clothing of the opposite sex, i.e., a person who cross-dresses
- Antidepressant, MAOI Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), one of a potent class of medications used to treat depression
- Uterine fornix The fornix of the uterus (known in medical Latin as the 'fornix uteri') refers to the anterior (front) and…
- Fear of feces El waste): An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety…
- Dysfunction, orgasmic See: Anorgasmia
- Study population The group of individuals in a study. In a clinical trial, the participants make up the study population. The…
- Nuclei, basal A region located at the base of the brain composed of 4 clusters of neurons, or nerve cells. This area of the…
- CHEK2 A gene on chromosome 22q that encodes a kinase enzyme and influences a person's susceptibility to breast…