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Douche
A stream of water directed at any part of the body or any body cavity, often into the vagina, for cleansing or medicinal purposes. A douche can be with a simple solution of vinegar in water. Some commercial douche solutions have somewhat…
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- Chart, Snellen's The familiar eye chart used to measure how well you see at various distances. Snellen's chart is imprinted…
- Ciliary body melanoma See: Intraocular melanoma
- Photokeratitis A burn of the cornea (the clear front surface of the eye) by ultraviolet B rays (UVB). Also called radiation…
- Phalangeal Pertaining to a phalanx (a bone in the finger or toe)
- Duct, hepatic See: Hepatic duct
- Hard measles An acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and a spreading skin rash…
- Hormone, progesterone A female hormone, progesterone is the principal progestational hormone. Progestational hormones prepare the…
- PXE See pseudoxanthoma elasticum
- Common cold Common cold: A viral upper respiratory tract infection. This contagious illness can be caused by many…
- Bacterial prostatitis, acute Prostatitis, acute: Inflammation of the prostate gland of sudden (acute) onset due to bacterial infection…