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Syndrome, McKusick-Kaufman
A genetic disorder in which there is build-up of fluids (called hydrometrocolpos) in the vagina and the uterus as a result of a membrane across the vagina which holds back the cervical fluid secreted in response to the mother's hormones…
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Show more- Uracil (U) A nucleotide base and one member of the A-U (adenine-uracil) base pair in RNA. The other base pair in RNA is…
- Photophobia Painful oversensitivity to light. For example, there is photophobia in measles (rubeola). Keeping the lights…
- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
- Abuse, sexual child Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a child, emotional…
- Drusen Tiny yellow or white deposits in the retina of the eye or on the optic nerve head. The presence of drusen is…
- Zomig Brand name for zolmitriptan, a triptan drug for the treatment of migraine
- Prokaryote A unicellular organism lacking a nuclear membrane, a discrete nucleus, and other specialized compartments…
- Genital wart A wart in the moist skin of the genitals or around the anus. Genital warts are due to a human papillomavirus…
- Gland, salivary One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid…
- Elective In medicine, something chosen (elected). An elective procedure is one that is chosen (elected) by the patient…
- Larynx The larynx is the portion of the breathing, or respiratory, tract containing the vocal cords which produce…
- Insomnia Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of…