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Sexually transmitted disease in men
880'>Sexually transmitted diseases in men: Men can contract all of the venereal diseases, but may have no symptoms, or have different symptoms than women do. For example, most men who have chlamydia have no symptoms at all, but can easily…
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- Necropsy A postmortem examination or autopsy. Necropsies have been done for more than 2,000 years but during most of…
- Contrast Short for 'contrast media.' Contrast media are X-ray dyes used to provide contrast, for example, between…
- Neurofibromatosis type 1 NF1, a genetic disorder characterized by a number of remarkable skin findings including multiple cafe au lait…
- Dupuytren, Guillaume (1777-1835) The leading French surgeon of the early part of the 19th century. Dupuytren reported the…
- Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is used to treat menopause. It reduces or stops the short-term changes of…
- Coffin-Lowry syndrome An X-linked form of mental retardation in which the affected males have short stature and characteristic…
- Hepatitis D Liver inflammation due to the hepatitis D virus (HDV), which only causes disease in patients who already have…
- Gangrene The death of body tissue due to the loss of blood supply to that tissue, sometimes permitting bacteria to…
- Test, triglyceride Triglycerides are the major form of fat. Triglycerides come from the food we eat and are produced by the…
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