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Vaginoscopy
The use of a viewing instrument to visualize the vaginal canal. Most commonly, a form of endoscope is used in vaginoscopy. Vaginoscopy is performed to diagnose anatomical abnormalities or lesions affecting the vaginal wall. The procedure…
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Show more- Autoclave A chamber for sterilizing with steam under pressure. The original autoclave was essentially a pressure…
- Vein, central retinal The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…
- Toenail, ingrown A common disorder, particularly on the big (great) toe. The corner of the nail curves down into the skin…
- Hormone, TSH Stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. Also known as thyrotropin
- Cow genome See: Bovine genome
- Contiguous gene syndrome A disorder due to deletion of multiple gene loci that are adjacent to one another. Contiguous gene syndromes…
- Funnel chest (pectus excavatum) 'Caved-in' chest. Usually an unimportant isolated finding evident at birth. (Funnel chest can occasionally be…
- Corneal dystrophy, microcystic A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows dots (or microcysts)…
- Donald Fredrickson See: Fredrickson, Donald
- Osteitis deformans Better known today as Paget disease, this is a chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged…
- Red eye Also called conjunctivitis. Redness or irritation of the conjunctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the…
- Salicylic acid A substance obtained from plants (white willow back and wintergreen leaves) and also synthesized which is…