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Essential vulvodynia
A chronic, diffuse, unremitting sensation of burning of the vulva -- (the female external genital organs including the labia, clitoris, and entrance to the vagina)-- a painful sensation which may extend to the perineum, thigh or buttock…
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Show more- Carcinoma, pancreatic See: Pancreatic cancer
- PLP See: Proteolipid protein
- Hypnic jerk The common normal phenomenon of jerking awake, usually accompanied by a feeling of falling, just as one is…
- Angina, Prinzmetal Angina, Prinzmetal: Chest pain due to a coronary artery spasm, a sudden constriction of one of the vessels…
- Orthotic A support, brace, or splint used to support, align, prevent, or correct the function of movable parts of the…
- Refractory Not yielding (at least not yielding readily) to treatment
- Stillbirth The tragic birth of a dead baby, the delivery of a fetus that has died before birth. There is no possibility…
- Head and neck cancer Head and neck cancer: The common carcinomas of the oral cavity, pharynx, and larynx as well as other tumors…
- Patellar ligament See: Patellar tendon
- Fasting blood glucose A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after an overnight fast. The…
- Aarskog syndrome See: Aarskog-Scott syndrome
- Bacterium The singular of bacteria